1990s Garden works
“Portrahere” (Portrait in Latin)
Richard Kirk Mills c. 1995
3 color etching with hardground, spit bite and aquatint
Part of the portfolio of prints “Portrait in Words and Images”
Published by Manhattan Graphics Center
A central germinating Morning Glory seed is framed by an
entry arch in Mills’ garden.
An impression of an African seed planting stick appears in the upper right.
An Old English aphorism ascends the left margin.