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Photo Credit: photo: T. Rodriguez
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Fish Market at Whitby
1886-193419th/20th century
363 x 507 mm (14.3 x 20 in.)
Frank Short, British (English), (1857–1945)
Object Type:
print
Medium and Support:
Mezzotint printed in brown ink on chine collé
Print impression quality:
Good
Edition:
30 or more. Short began work on the plate for this print in 1886.
Marks:
Signed in pencil, lower right: “Frank Short”; inscribed in plate, lower right: monogram
Bibliography:
Hardie 137.
Credit Line:
Friends of the Davison Art Center funds, 1991
Accession Number:
1991.29.1
Keywords
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- cityscapes - Use for creative works that depict settlements that may be considered cities. For creative works depicting settlements that may be considered towns, use "townscapes (representations)." For images that are more documentary than creative, prefer
- harbors - Designates well-sheltered inlets of water affording protection from wind and sea and sufficient depth to allow anchorage for vessels.
- marine views - Use For Term
- marketplaces - Use for widened streets, neighborhood or town squares, or other mostly open public spaces where booths and stalls may be erected for public sales. [July 1993 lead-in terms added.]
- markets (events) - Use for meetings of people at a stated time and place for the purpose of private buying and selling, usually not by auction. For exhibitions in which different exhibitors participate to publicize and promote their products, services, or activities, sometimes though not necessarily involving buying and selling, use "fairs." [April 1996 scope note changed; related term added. March 1993 scope note changed. May 1991 alternate term added.]
- ports - Use for settlement areas that combine a harbor and terminal facilities at the transition between land and water transportation systems.
Dimensions
- plate Dimensions: 363 x 507 mm (14.3 x 20 in.)
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Credit Caption
Frank Short, British (English), (1857–1945) . Fish Market at Whitby, 1886-1934. Mezzotint printed in brown ink on chine collé. plate : 363 x 507 mm (14.3 x 20 in.). Sheet : 492 x 620 mm (19.4 x 24.4 in.). DAC accession number 1991.29.1. Friends of the Davison Art Center funds, 1991. (photo: T. Rodriguez) .