Harbor of a thousand masts

Harbor of a thousand masts

Item Information

Title:
Harbor of a thousand masts
Description:
A view of the town and harbor of Gloucester. In the foreground a rocky shore on which there are three houses. Many boats are in the harbor. On the skyline are the steeples of three churches.
Artist:
Hassam, Childe, 1859-1935
Name on Item:
CH imp
Date:
June 22, 1922
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Marine prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Childe Hassam (1859-1935). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
Harbors
Boats
Waterfronts
Places:
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Gloucester
Extent:
1 print : etching ; plate mark 26 x 28 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/ft848z03g
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Cortissoz: C. 211
Additional information accompanying item: Signed June 22 C.H. 1922 in lower right corner. Drawing is in the H. Egginton Collection.
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Albert H. Wiggin; January 1951
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Notes (citation):
Cortissoz, Royal. "Catalogue of the etchings and dry-points of Childe Hassam, N. A." Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925, New York.
Leonard Clayton Gallery. "Handbook of the complete set of etchings and drypoints, with 25 illustrations, of Childe Hassam, N.A." The Leonard Clayton Gallery, Inc., 1933, New York.
Notes (object):
Only state.
Made from drawing. Plate destroyed.
Identifier:
18_20_000050
Barcode:
36666003816861