Originally designed as a postcard in 1909,
Mitchell created
Dig as part of her
Girls Will Be Girls series, promoting women’s literacy and education. Illustrated in her distinct style of heavy linework and rich blocks of color,
Dig features a young college student seated surrounded by library stacks absorbed in an Economy book. A sign above encourages her to “do it now”, a nod to
Mitchell’s women’s education activism.
Today, Mitchell’s Dig remains one of her most well known illustrations. The perfect print to usher in the season of scholarship. We at 20x200 are a real bookish bunch of word nerds with no shortage of arty tributes to textual treasures. And in honor of Sadie Wendell Mitchell, we’re ready to Dig in to National Reading Month.
+ Limited-edition, exclusive to 20x200
+ Museum quality: archival inks, 100% cotton rag paper unless noted
+ Handcrafted custom-framing is available
Our quoted dimensions are for the size of paper containing the images, not the printed image itself. We do not alter the aspect ratio, nor do we crop or resize the artists’ originals. All of our prints have a minimum border of .5 inches to allow for framing.
Medium:
Innova Soft White Cotton IFA 15
10"x8" | edition of 10
14"x11" | edition of 100
20"x16" | edition of 25
24"x20" | edition of 5
