Special Collections
John DePol
New York Etchings
Although John DePol is known as a master of wood engraving, he also produced
prints by etching with aquatint and drypoint, as well as lithography. His
earliest works were etchings with subjects taken from his life as a young
man in New York City. Even these early works, done with almost no professional
training, show DePol's sense of design, use of light and shadow, and his
abiding interest in the lives of ordinary people. The University of Delaware
Library holds the only known collection of DePol's early etchings.
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"Mickey Wagon - Manhattan, 1939." Edition size 2.
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"Pig Alley. Hudson River Front. NY. 1942."
Edition size 12.
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"The Tombs. 1942." Edition size: 12.
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New York Wood Engravings
Throughout his life, John DePol returned to the New York City of his
birth for inspiration. Many of his earliest artwork was of the lower Manhattan
neighborhood he grew up in. Over the years, he continued to make engravings
of the buildings, skyline and neighborhoods of the city.
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"Bleeker Street." Wood engraving, unpublished,
circa 1954.
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"Pearl Street, New York." Wood engraving.
1997. Edition size 25.
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"Sixth Avenue, Manhattan." Wood engraving.
1998. Edition size 80.
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"Eighth Street." Wood engraving. 1983.
Edition size 160.
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"Park in Old Chelsea." Wood engraving.
1983. Edition size 150.
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"The Street." Wood engraving 1995. Edition
size unknown. Made for the New York Observer.
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"Election Night, Barrow Street." Wood
engraving. 1983. Edition size 150.
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University of Delaware Library
Newark, Delaware 19717-5267
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Last modified:
12/21/10
