Tenement
PrintmakerEtched by
Douglas W. Grimshaw
American, 1916 - 2002
Date1962
MediumEtching; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 7/8 x 4 7/8in. (14.9 x 12.4cm)
Platemark (height x width): 5 7/8 x 4 7/8in. (14.9 x 12.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 1/8 x 6 1/8in. (23.2 x 15.6cm)
Mount (height x width): 12 3/4 x 9 7/8in. (32.4 x 25.1cm)
Platemark (height x width): 5 7/8 x 4 7/8in. (14.9 x 12.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 1/8 x 6 1/8in. (23.2 x 15.6cm)
Mount (height x width): 12 3/4 x 9 7/8in. (32.4 x 25.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionView of the back of an apartment house, or "perfect six", with wooden railings, laundry hanging from clothes lines, and television antennas on the roof. A one-story building at the left appears to be a garage. A second tenement, at the right, has a stairway leading to the second floor, and a peeling stucco, stone, and brick wall. A curb or sidewalk is in the foreground.
Object number2005.129.0
InscribedOn recto, lower left, in pencil, "Tenement".On verso, in pencil: lower left, "Print 2 1st state"; lower right edge, accession number.
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