Newton A. Wells, born Lisbon, NY - Spring - 1913 - T-Shirt

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Newton A. Wells, born Lisbon, NY - Spring - 1913 - T-Shirt

This design takes its subject from the Smithsonian American Art Museum's record of Newton A. Wells, a biographical study fixed to one place and one season: Lisbon, New York, in the spring of 1913.

Visual Elements & Composition

The work is catalogued as a color etching, built with aquatint and chine collé. These layered printmaking techniques give a tonal, textured surface rather than a hard outline. The composition centres on the name and the dated place, treating them as the core of the image, so the piece reads as both portrait study and document.

Meaning & Symbolism

Spring 1913 marks a transition in Wells's life, set in the rural townships of upstate New York before the broader upheavals of the early twentieth century. The print anchors a person to his origins, turning a name into a figure rooted in a particular community and moment. Wells (1852–1923) died in Algeria, so the record bridges his New York beginnings and a life that ended far from them.

On the Unisex Heavy Cotton Tee

A tee is worn close to the body and seen from across a room, so the print keeps a quiet presence in everyday wear. Carrying the record of a specific place and season puts Wells's Lisbon origins in front of people who might never have encountered them otherwise.

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