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Steamboat 'Round the Bend

1944

John McCrady

Associated Names

John McCrady

Artist, American, 1911 - 1968

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image shows a river scene with two steamboats, one in the distance and one closer, navigating the water. The horizon is high in the composition, with rolling clouds in the sky. Figures are engaging in various activities along the river, while a structure and more figures are partially hidden by trees and vegetation. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of gray and black to create depth and contrast.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in black
Credit Line

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

image: 25.2 × 37.5 cm (9 15/16 × 14 3/4 in.)
sheet: 33 × 43.8 cm (13 × 17 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.3411

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2016

Windisch, Gail, and Sylvan Cole, Jr. Art for Every Home: An Illustrated Index of Associated American Artists Prints, Ceramics, and Textile Designs. Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2016, p. 74, no. 627.

Inscriptions

lower right on stone: [artist's monogram]; lower left in graphite: Steamboat Round the Bend; lower right in graphite: John McCrady

Wikidata ID

Q76551406

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