Print made by Sir Muirhead Bone, 1876–1953, British
Title:
A Manhattan Excavation
Date:
1923
Materials & Techniques:
Drypoint on medium, slightly textured, beige Asian paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 3/16 x 11 1/8 inches (38.5 x 28.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "MB (underlined)"; upper right: "MB (underlined)"; lower left: "MB & G · H · B | I - 2 thus"; lower center: "printed in New York"; lower right: "Manhattan Excavation | 5856"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1984.25
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
construction workers | architectural subject | labor | working | walking | ropes | construction | excavation | men | industry | unfinished | workers | building site | buildings | beams (structural elements) | figures | intersection | roads | streets | cityscape | wagons | carts | automobiles | equipment | ladders | tools | genre subject
Associated Places:
North America | United States | New York | Manhattan | Kings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Creative Printmaker (Yale Center for British Art, 1985-07-09 - 1985-09-01)The Creative Printmaker (Joseph and Margaret Muscarelle Museum of Art, 1986-03-05 - 1986-04-20)