The Dead Sea
Photo Credit: photo: T. Rodriguez
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The Dead Sea
192120th century
199 x 302 mm (7.8 x 11.9 in.)
James McBey, British (Scottish), (1883–1959)
Object Type:
print
Medium and Support:
Drypoint on pale blue laid paper
Print impression quality:
Good
Edition:
76 impressions of fifth state (published state), numbered I–L for British edition, A1–A20 for American edition, with one unnumbered impression for the British Museum; 6 impressions for the British Museum altogether of states i–iv
Marks:
Signed in ink, lower right: “James McBey”; signed in plate, lower center: “McBey 23 March 1918 1921”; numbered in ink, lower left: “A4”
Bibliography:
Hardie 206.
Credit Line:
Bequest of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1953
Accession Number:
1953.D1.116
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
- 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
- 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: 199 x 302 mm (7.8 x 11.9 in.)
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Credit Caption
James McBey, British (Scottish), (1883–1959) . The Dead Sea, 1921. Drypoint on pale blue laid paper. plate : 199 x 302 mm (7.8 x 11.9 in.). Sheet : 298 x 450 mm (11.7 x 17.7 in.). DAC accession number 1953.D1.116. Bequest of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1953. (photo: T. Rodriguez) .