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Photo Credit: photo: T. Rodriguez

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The Sniper (No. 2)

1920
20th century
186 x 302 mm (7.3 x 11.9 in.)

James McBey, British (Scottish), (1883–1959)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Drypoint on laid paper

State: Eighth state

Print impression quality: Good

Edition: 76 impressions of eighth state, numbered I–L for British edition, A1–A20 for American edition; [?] unnumbered altogether of states i–vii

Marks: Signed in ink, lower right: “James McBey”; signed in plate, lower left: “McBey Kard Hill Gaza 31 October 1917 1920”; numbered in ink, lower left: “A4”

Bibliography: Hardie 195.

Credit Line: Bequest of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1953

Accession Number: 1953.D1.120

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This object has the following keywords:

Asia*, Gaza Strip*, Israel*, Middle East*, military, occupations*, Palestine (historical region)*, war*, World War I, world wars*

Asia - TGN 1000004
Gaza Strip - TGN 7001390 (occupied territory)
Israel - TGN 1000119
Middle East - TGN 7001526 (general region). All DAC object records formerly indexed with term “West Asia” were revised in 2010 to “Middle East” (Eurocentric but standards-compliant); some future TGN revision that uses current preferred terms may support restoration of the better “West Asia.”
military
occupations - From TGM: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/tgm/item/tgm007172 (former DAC keywords "professions" and "trades" assimilated to this term in 2010)
Palestine (historical region) - TGN 7004540
war - From TGM: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/tgm/item/tgm011468
World War I
world wars - Wars that involve most of the leading political and military powers of the world or most of the earth's territory. [July 1993 descriptor added.]

Dimensions

plate Dimensions: 186 x 302 mm (7.3 x 11.9 in.)

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Credit Caption

James McBey, British (Scottish), (1883–1959) . The Sniper (No. 2), 1920. Drypoint on laid paper. Eighth state. plate : 186 x 302 mm (7.3 x 11.9 in.). Sheet : 232 x 344 mm (9.1 x 13.5 in.). DAC accession number 1953.D1.120. Bequest of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1953. (photo: T. Rodriguez) .

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