Title

Frogs for Pharaoh

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Creator

Joan Bohlig

Date Available

6-18-2014

Creation Date

2004

Measurements

39.4 x 34.3 cm (15.5 x 13.5 inches)

Medium

ink, paper

Description

This print, depicting the plague of frogs from the book of Exodus in the Bible, was made by a copper plate etching process. Copper plates were covered with a resist (asphaltum varnish), the design traced on, then scribed through the resist. The copper plate was then placed in an acid bath to etch the lines. The resist was removed, plate polished, inked and heated before being wiped and placed on the press bed. Dampened etching paper was then placed over the plate and rolled through the press. Joan M. Saiberlich Bohlig was born in Appleton, Wisconsin. She earned a BS degree in Art Education from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and an MFA from Alfred University, Alfred, NY. Joan has maintained her own art studio/gallery since 1963 doing etching, oil painting, collage, and illustrating several books. She is represented in collections across American, in Europe, Asia, and Africa. The text around the image reads "Go in to Pharoah...that I may show these signs of mine among them, that you may tell in the hearing of your son and your son's son...what signs I have done among them; that you may know I am the Lord." Exodus 10:1, 2 This print is numbered 7 of 200.

Permission Statement

U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital resource. Commercial use or distribution of the resource is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Please contact Roesch Library at the University of Dayton to inquire concerning available permission to use the digital image.

Recommended Citation

Bohlig, Joan, "Frogs for Pharaoh" (2014). Campus Art in the University of Dayton Libraries. 8.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/ul_campusart/8

Technique

etching