Cocoon Series, Melody Asbury, Amer., (B. 1948) Drawing from the collection of Anna

from the collection of Anna Weir Ely Smith

small trace of old tape residue to top corner tips

with the distinctive arch over the double doors and the federalist peak in the top left corner

and exhibited that same year at Keppel & Co

unknown but large

Cocoon Series, Melody Asbury, Amer., (B. 1948) Drawing from the collection of AnnaColor Monotype, 2022, 13 3 14 x 10 15 16, signed, annotated Monotype and titled in pencil, pale small loss to lower left corner as printed, on cream wove somerset watermarked paper. Melody Asbury gravitated towards art and nature at an early age. Her mother was an artist, and creativity was encouraged. Professional study while in her teens led to portrait commissions and work as a courtroom artist. Moving to rural Woodbury, CT, the subject of her