Box 1

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Ross 1/6 - 12

Collagraph in colors. Nine rectangles, with color blocks, curves, and possibly industrial shapes across them. In green, blue, black, red, orange and yellow. Title is in pencil in the orange, lower left block. On heavy, cream-colored paper. Signed John Ross.

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Ross 1/6 - 22a

Collagraph in black, brown and green. Large pipes, colored rectangles, and a green circle in the center. 18/50. Heavy cream-colored paper. Signed John Ross. See also Refinery (Ross 22b, Oversized, Map Drawer, Folder 8).

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Ross 1/6 - 23

Collagraph in browns, earth tones and black. Industrial image, with a tower and large pipes. Color variant of Tower (Ross 26, Box 1, Folder 8). Artist’s Proof. Heavy cream-colored paper. Signed John Ross. See also Terminal (Ross 25a-b, Box 1, Folder 7), an image of a similar scene.

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Ross 1/7 - 24

Collagraph in black and white. Industrial image, with pipes winding around a building that has a door opening and possibly a brick chimney. A/P. Heavy cream-colored paper. Signed John Ross.

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Ross 1/7 - 25a-b

Two collagraphs in color variants. Industrial image with tall towers, pipes, a beam-supported wall and a round, domed storage tank. Ross 25a, A/P, is black and brown. Ross 25b, is black, dark blue and dark green, is 5/30. Heavy cream-colored paper. Signed John Ross. See also Refinery #2 (Ross 23, Box 1, Folder 6) and Tower (Ross 26, Box 1, Folder 8), which are of a similar scene.

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Ross 1/8 - 26

Collagraph in greens, earth tones and black. Industrial image, with a tower and large pipes. Color variant of Refinery #2 (Ross 23, Box 1, Folder 6). Artist’s Proof. Cream-colored paper. Signed John Ross. See also Refinery, which is of a similar scene (Ross 22a-b, Box 1, Folder 6 and Oversized, Map Drawer, Folder 8).

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Ross 1/8 - 27

Collagraph in reds. Industrial image with many of the elements seen in others of similar design. Large, angled pipes, cut circle, gears, beamed [stairwell] tower. In reds, black and orange. 16/50. Heavy cream-colored paper. Signed John Ross.

Scope and Contents: Ross 1/9 - 28 Collagraph in blue, red and orange. Abstract shapes, with an irregular red and orange pattern around most of the perimeter and surrounding a blue interior. Many elements outlined in green. Green block on the lower left, as well as various other elements in varying colors placed around the print. A/P. Heavy cream-colored paper. Signed John Ross. Very close in composition to the Ross 29 and Ross 30, both Untitled (Box 1, Folder 9, and...

Scope and Contents: Ross 1/9 - 29 Collagraph in reds and lavender. Abstract shapes, with color laid on color. Red patterns form most of the background, with lavender shapes outlined by green overlaying the red. Highlights in yellow and blue. A/P. Heavy cream-colored paper. Signed John Ross. Very close in composition to Ross 28 and Ross 30, both Untitled (Box 1, Folder 9, and Oversized, Map Drawer, Folder 8). Similar to Quadros IV (Ross...