Etching on cream wove paper, 1942, pencil signed at lower right, also dedicated in pencil to the consignor at lower left "To Lucy Cherry Crisp, With Best wishes from the artist / Greenville, N.C., May First, 1942," matted and framed.

Platemark 9 1/2 x 7 in.; Frame dimensions 18 x 13 3/4 in.

Private Collection, Virginia

By descent from Lucy Cherry Crisp, North Carolina.

Lucy Cherry Crisp (1899-1977) was a leader in the North Carolina arts scene, serving as Director of the North Carolina State Art Society museum from 1947 to 1955 that eventually became the North Carolina Museum of Art. Born in Edgecombe County, Crisp first pursued music and published two volumes of poetry and eventually shifted her focus to fine arts. She later worked with the USO during World War II. During her tenure as Director of the North Carolina Art Society museum, she was instrumental in establishing early governing procedures for North Carolina Museum of Art.

Louis Orr was born in Connecticut and spent much of his formative years in Paris. People began fervently collecting Orr’s work in both countries in the early 20th century. Orr was the first American artist to have work in the permanent collection of the Louvre Museum, and his were also the first etchings to ever join the Louvre’s collection.

Toning and some cockling; not examined out of frame.