About The Artist:
Mildred Dillon
Dillon was both a printmaker and painter. A short faded newsprint bio on the back of the program mentioned that she was: “Born in Philadelphia (1907). Studied at the Phila. Museum School, Pa. Academy of Fine Arts, Barnes Foundation and Europe. Printmaking with artist Earl Horter and Print Club Workshop. In permanent collections of Phila. museum, Atwater Kent Museum. Morris Award PAFA. Exhibited through the U.S. and Canada.” She...
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About The Medium:
Woodcut
A relief process in which the image is cut in a block of wood with tools such as knives, goughers or chisels. The image is inked with a roller, paper is applied to the surface and the back is then rubbed by hand or with a rubbing tool, transferring the image to the paper.