Agave Maguey
Artist
Todd Walker
(American, 1917-1998)
Date1983
Mediumlithograph
DimensionsImage: 10 1/2 × 15 3/8 in. (26.7 × 39.1 cm)
Support: 12 1/8 × 17 3/8 in. (30.8 × 44.1 cm)
Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Support: 12 1/8 × 17 3/8 in. (30.8 × 44.1 cm)
Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsGraphic
Credit LineGift of Melanie Walker, 2018
Object number2018.4.5
DescriptionMultiple elements including four variants of a plant blossom and another variant with several of the same with the words "agave attenuate" underneath it. Also one small rendering of the entire blooming agave in blue ink. Text at the right of the image: PRINT THE WORDS, AGAVE AND MAGUEY, IN COLUMNS, ALTERNATING, FORTY EIGHT TIMES. The words agave and maguey are printed alternately, side-by-side, in columns, 48 times.eMuseum Notes
In the midst of an extremely successful career as a commercial photographer, Todd Walker befriended the artist Robert Heinecken, founder of the photography department at the University of California, Los Angeles. Heinecken's maverick approach to photography encouraged Walker's own inclinations toward experimentation and he gave himself license to explore a wide range of approaches to composition and printmaking. He often used plant life and female nudes as subjects, incorporated text into his compositions, and was a pioneer in exploring the possibilities of digital image making.
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