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Photo Credit: photo: T. Rodriguez
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East River Sunset
193420th century
206 x 352 mm (8.1 x 13.9 in.)
James McBey, British (Scottish), (1883–1959)
Object Type:
print
Medium and Support:
Etching
Edition:
8 trial proofs and 80 published impressions, numbered I–LXXX
Marks:
Signed in plate, lower left: “McBEY NEW YORK MARCH 1930”; signed in ink, lower right: “James McBey”
Bibliography:
Carter supplement to Hardie 270.
Credit Line:
Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1937
Accession Number:
1937.D1.35
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
East River*,
harbors*,
marine views*,
New York City*,
Northeastern United States*,
rivers,
sky,
sun*,
sunset,
times of day,
water
- East River - LCSH 8504057 "East River (N.Y.)"; no TGN
- 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
- New York City - TGN 7007567 (“New York” preferred, “New York City” display; retained “City” for clarity)
- Northeastern United States - TGN 4011496 (general region): The term typically refers to New England and the northern Atlantic seaboard, including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey.
- rivers
- sky
- sun - From TGM: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/tgm/item/tgm010370
- sunset
- times of day
- water
Dimensions
- plate Dimensions: 206 x 352 mm (8.1 x 13.9 in.)
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Credit Caption
James McBey, British (Scottish), (1883–1959) . East River Sunset, 1934. Etching. plate : 206 x 352 mm (8.1 x 13.9 in.). DAC accession number 1937.D1.35. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1937. (photo: T. Rodriguez) .