Photo Credit: David Dietrich

Artist

Porge Buck (Primary)

Title

Untitled

Date

1990

Century

20th century

Medium & Support

Silverpoint on paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 12 x 9 in. , Window: 10 x 7 in.

Style

Realism

Object Type

Drawings

Credit Line

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Asheville Citizen-Times

Accession Number

1999.16.07.45

Copyright

In Copyright
© Estate of Porge Buck / Asheville Art Museum

Buck, a longtime resident of Western North Carolina, works from personal proclivity, addressing commonplace or quirky subjects that appeal to her. She operated a printmaking studio with her husband, Lewis, in one of the first group studio spaces in Asheville’s River Arts District. Better known for her work in printmaking and collage, Buck decided to use the less common medium of silverpoint for this drawing of an asparagus spear. “I have chosen silverpoint because of the uncompromising quality of the line it produces, closely related to that of etching, both requiring a grouping of lines to produce tones,” she states. The result is an elegant and striking still life.

Exhibition Title: Asheville Art Museum: An Introduction to the Collection
Label Date: 2021
Type: Catalogue Entry
Written by: Cindy Buckner

• still lifes