The city bridge, St. Louis

The city bridge, St. Louis

Item Information

Title:
The city bridge, St. Louis
Title (alt.):
Under the bridge, St. Louis
Description:
"Nothing like so fine as the Eads Bridge is this huge structure, yet mostly unused, which sprawls across the county, but from it there are most fascinating views up and down the fascinating river—the greatest river of our land—unused, deserted, a national scandal." J[oseph] P[ennell].
Artist:
Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926
Name on Item:
Jo Pennell imp
Date:
1919
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Joseph Pennell (1857-1926). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
Rivers
Bridges
Places:
Missouri > Saint Louis
Illinois > Saint Clair (county) > East Saint Louis
Mississippi River
MacArthur Bridge
Extent:
1 print : etching ; plate mark 26 x 30 cm
Permalink:
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Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné (etchings).
Alternative title from item.
Wuerth 1928 (E): 727
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Notes (citation):
Wuerth, Louis A. "Catalogue of the etchings of Joseph Pennell." Little, Brown and Company, 1928, Boston.
Notes (object):
Plate destroyed. Edition: probably 50 proofs.
Identifier:
18_15_000337
Barcode:
36666000012688