Approaching New York, no. 1
Item Information
- Title:
- Approaching New York, no. 1
- Title (alt.):
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Approaching New York
- Description:
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A distant view of the sky-scrapers of New York seen over the fore-deck of the Majestic.
- Artist:
- McBey, James, 1883-1959
- Name on Item:
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James McBey
- Date:
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1934
- Format:
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Prints
- Genre:
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Etchings
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Arts Department - Collection (local):
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James McBey (1883-1959). Prints and Drawings
- Subjects:
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Boats
Passengers
Cities & towns
- Places:
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New York > New York
- Extent:
- 1 print : etching ; plate mark 21 x 35 cm
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/p8419467j
- Terms of Use:
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Copyright (c) James McBey
All rights reserved.
- Notes:
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Title from catalogue raisonné.
Alternative title(s) from item or from accompanying material.
Hardie and Carter: H. 268
Additional information accompanying item: Trial proof 5, first plate. The skyscrapers of lower New York seen over the foredeck of the liner "Majestic." Trials only. No published state.
- Notes (acquisition):
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Gift; from McBey; Dec. 1939
- Notes (date):
-
Date from catalogue raisonné.
- Notes (citation):
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Hardie, Martin, and Charles Carter. "The etchings and drypoints of James McBey (1883-1959)." Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1997, San Francisco.
- Notes (object):
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Trial proof (5). Parts of buildings under the two tallest sky-scrapers have been slightly burnished.
- Identifier:
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17_06_000776
W.3870 (no longer used)
- Barcode:
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36666000004891
