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Artists Reimagining the Collection
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Brooklyn Bridge

1930

Earl Horter

Associated Names

Earl Horter

Artist, American, 1881 - 1940

The image shows the Brooklyn Bridge, nearby buildings, and skyscrapers in the background. Detailed crosshatch patterns depict various elements including rooftops, a boat emitting smoke, and distant urban structures. The color scheme is monochromatic using shades of brown and black.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching in black on buff wove paper
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

plate: 22.54 x 34.61 cm (8 7/8 x 13 5/8 in.)
sheet: 27.46 x 40.01 cm (10 13/16 x 15 3/4 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.2584

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John F. Warren; Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, CT, 1989; gift to NGA, 2008

Associated Names

Dave H. and Reba W. Williams

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: E. Horter.

Watermarks

BFK

Wikidata ID

Q76454800

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