Sound Grammar

Merrill Wagner, Aarka, from the American Abstract Artists 50th Anniversary Print Portfolio 1987, 1987, lithograph on paper, sheet: 9 3⁄4 x 12 3⁄4 in. (24.7 x 32.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of American Abstract Artists, 1987.52.43

Gabriel Kohn, Studies for Sculpture, 1964, conte crayon, pen and ink, ink wash, pencil and paperboard on paperboard, sheet: 20 x 30 in. (50.7 x 76.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Virginia Zabriskie, 1985.80

Harry LeRoy Taskey, Pretzel Vendor, ca. 1935-1939, lithograph on paper, image: 11 5⁄8 x 10 1⁄8 in. (29.6 x 25.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor, 1964.1.204

Harry McCormick, Man with Shovel, n.d., etching, aquatint, and roulette on paper, plate: 17 3⁄4 x 7 7⁄8 in. (45.1 x 20.0 cm) sheet: 25 3⁄8 x 13 1⁄8 in. (64.4 x 33.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Frank McClure, 1979.98.177