Hunter Zephair
Artist
Carol Wax
MediumMezzotint engraving
Dimensions29 1/2 x 23 3/8 in. (74.9 x 59.4 cm)
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineSeattle City Light 1% for Art Portable Works Collection
The title was taken directly from the fan's logo which is a verbal pun: the Hunter company's contrived onomatopoeic-sounding Zephair model derives from zephyr, an antiquated word for a gentle breeze. A visual pun may also be implied by my exaggerating the resemblance of the blades and their shadows to butterfly wings and an association with the zephyr butterfly.