Another Country
Through a scrim of parallel horizontal lines, Another Country shows New York Harbor as viewed from the Hudson River. The light-dappled water, the high horizon, the seemingly endless vista, and the faint glimmer of the Statue of Liberty, a celebrated beacon of hope and welcome, provide an idealized version of the nation. However, the title, which references James Baldwin’s 1962 novel, Another Country, complicates such a narrative through the text’s portrayals of racism and violence in America. The woodcut is based on a digital photograph that Baumgartner, who was born and raised in the former East Germany, took on her first trip to the city. Several years later, she manipulated the image using a computer and then transferred and carved the composition with a kitchen knife into a single piece of plywood.
Artwork Details
- Title: Another Country
- Artist: Christiane Baumgartner (German, born Leipzig, 1967)
- Date: 2016
- Medium: Woodcut
- Dimensions: Sheet: 55 1/8 × 70 7/8 in. (140 × 180 cm)
Block: 47 1/4 in. × 63 in. (120 × 160 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Purchase, Ellen Peckham Gift, 2018
- Object Number: 2018.456
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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