Union Square and Bank of Metropolis

Accession Number
1997/1.265

Title
Union Square and Bank of Metropolis

Artist(s)
Joseph Pennell

Object Creation Date
1904

Medium & Support
etching and drypoint on beige wove paper

Dimensions
15 9/16 x 10 1/4 in. (39.4 x 26 cm)

Label copy
Joseph Pennell and his wife moved from London to New York in 1904 (the year after Whistler's death) and he produced over sixty etchings and lithographs of the city in that year alone (Simmons, no. 87).

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
Figures
Victorian
buildings
modern and contemporary art
streets
trees

3 Related Resources

New York City
(Part of 3 Learning Collections)
The Modern Metropolis
(Part of 7 Learning Collections)
Victorian Studies
(Part of 2 Learning Collections)

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