Accession Number
2009/1.523

Title
The Temperance Hotel

Artist(s)
Sir Muirhead Bone

Artist Nationality
British (modern)

Object Creation Date
1902

Medium & Support
graphite and ink on paper

Dimensions
11 1/2 in x 13 5/8 in (29.21 cm x 34.61 cm);10 in x 12 1/4 in (25.4 cm x 31.12 cm);4 1/8 in x 6 7/8 in (10.48 cm x 17.46 cm)

Credit Line
Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

Subject matter
Early in his career, Bone frequently depicted the slums and riverside docks of Glasgow, where he attended art school. This drawing, which might have been a study for a print, could depict one of the city's "temperance," or alcohol-free, hotels. 

Physical Description
This graphite and ink drawing depicts a standing, isolated figure in the far left corner, a group of four to its right, an isolated female in a white dress to their right, and another lone figure to her right. A large building with three windows acts as a background.

Primary Object Classification
Drawing

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
cityscapes (representations)
groups of people
hotels (public accommodations)
women (female humans)