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Cole, T : Original Wood Engraving- "The Century Gallery of One Hundred Portraits. George W. Cable: Plate IV."

The Century Company, New York?, 1882

Original black and white wood engraved print. Illustrated portrait of George W. Cable who is shown wearing a suit and facing viewers. The printed portrait area measures 4 1/2" x 6." The entire print measures 9 3/4" x 13 3/4." Print is very clean and intact except for a small wrinkle in the bottom margin and a tiny chip in the upper-right corner. This plate was from a collection of 100 and is disbound. A Near Fine copy. The title and copyright information are printed in the lower-left corner of the print. In the lower-left corner below the portrait is printed text that reads, "Engraved by T. Cole." A facsimile of Cable's signature and "From the Painting by A. H. Thayer" are printed directly beneath the portrait. This is Plate 4 of 100 from the Century Gallery of One Hundred Portraits. George Washington Cable (1844-1925) was an American novelist who is perhaps best-known for his realistic depictions of Creole life in New Orleans, Louisiana. Cable grew up in New Orleans and his parents were wealthy slaveholders. Cable fought for the Confederate Army, but his experiences during the Civil War changed his views of his upbringing and his perception of race relations in the South. Cable's writings were progressive in his time as he brought to light the racial discrimination experienced by people of color in the South and depicted Louisianian culture as being multicultural and multiracial instead of simply biracial. Cable received much backlash for the content of his work, so he moved with his family to Massachusetts where he continued to write about Southern life. Wood engraving is a type of woodcut that is known for its fine detail. The name is a bit of a misnomer because it is not an engraving but a type of relief printing. One of the differences between wood engravings and woodcuts is that wood engravings are carved out of end-grain wood as opposed to long-grain. While still an efficient material in its own right, long-grain wood is sometimes prone to splintering during the carving process. End-grain wood acts as a remedy to this in that it is more resistant to splintering. Information about wood engraving and woodcuts cited from site[dot]fas[dot]harvard[dot]edu.. Print. Book Condition: Collectible-Near Fine (Near Fine). Binding: No Binding

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