Number Study 6
Date1998
Artist
Jill Baroff
(American painter, born 1954)
MediumGraphite and gampi mounted on kozo
Dimensions3 3/4 × 3 1/16 in. (9.5 × 7.8 cm)
frame: 10 13/16 × 9 1/4 in. (27.5 × 23.5 cm)
frame: 10 13/16 × 9 1/4 in. (27.5 × 23.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Sally and Wynn Kramarsky, 2009
Object number2009-56
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextThe support (the surface on which the artist draws) can often add interest to the overall work of art. Jill Baroff used two types of paper for this drawing. Gampi paper is traditionally made from the gampi bush that grows in mountainous areas of Japan. Kozo paper is made from the bark of the kozo plant, also known as paper mulberry, which is native to Asia. Both have been used for centuries in papermaking; layered together in this composition, they emphasize each other’s celebrated strength and delicate appearance.
