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Black and white print depicting a man seated outdoors, facing forward with crossed legs. The figure wears light clothing and their arms are crossed in front of them. Behind them is a stylized landscape featuring a prominent mountain peak and two boats on water.
The Next Ancestor
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

The Next Ancestor

Artist Thomas Handforth (American, 1897 - 1948)
Date1927
MediumEtching on paper
Dimensionssheet: 11 1/2 x 15 in. (29.2 x 38.1 cm)
image: 6 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (17.1 x 19.1 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Merle C. Shera
Object number1988.4.7
Collections
Visual DescriptionBlack and white print depicting a man seated outdoors, facing forward with crossed legs. The figure wears light clothing and their arms are crossed in front of them. Behind them is a stylized landscape featuring a prominent mountain peak and two boats on water.
Black and white print of a young man seated with legs bent in front of him and arms crossed. He wears loose, light colored clothing and a straight-sided cap.
Adolescent
Thomas Handforth
1928
Black and white print centered on cream paper. It depicts a woman with dark hair, bare-chested, reclining on a patterned pillow. The figure faces right with legs crossed.
Houri
Thomas Handforth
1928
Black and white print depicting a busy harbor scene. Several boats with masts and sails are moored near a quay. Figures stand on the shore and in boats.
Casablanca Port
Thomas Handforth
undated
Black and white print of a man leaping in the air in a dance. He wears boots, loose pants and a vest open at the chest. A similar man dances behind him to the right. Tents are visible in the background.
Mongolian Wrestlers Dance
Thomas Handforth
undated
Linear etching with heavy plate tone of five horses on a coastal hill overlooking harbor or bay with 2 boats in the distance
Wind is Up
Thomas Handforth
undated
Black and white print of a busy river scene. Several boats of various sizes, some with rowers, navigate the water. A wooden truss bridge spans the background right. On the far bank, crowds of people stand before buildings and trees.
Shanghai Series- Soochow Creek
Thomas Handforth
1934
Landscape of buildings on a mountain lake- shoreline with long wharf, boat, evergreen trees, wooden buildings and tree covered mountains in distance
Clayoquot
Thomas Handforth
1927
Black and white print of a couple seen from the back on park bench. There is a tree arching over them and a light outline of a swan on a pond to the right.
The Swan
Thomas Handforth
1928
Black and white print of three seated figures. The man on the left wears a long robe and dark cap, while the central wear loose pants and vests with bare chests.
Chinese Wrestlers and Manager
Thomas Handforth
undated
A black and white print depicts two shirtless male wrestlers, wearing dark belts or loincloths. They are positioned in dynamic poses with arms raised, facing each other.
Spar(Ring)
Thomas Handforth
1934
Black and white print depicting a seated woman in a white gown, her head turned towards the right. She wears her hair in two long braids and floral wreath on her head.
The Bride Francesca
Thomas Handforth
1927
Black and white print depicting a seated woman holding an infant. She wears a long gown and veil.
Chleuh Mother
Thomas Handforth
undated

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