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The Rescue

c. 1935-1939

Anne Kutka McCosh

Associated Names

Anne Kutka McCosh

Artist, American, 1902 - 1994

This is a drawing of a small boat on a stormy body of water. The drawing shows a small rowboat in the center, surrounded by turbulent water with waves and wind. Inside the boat, there are figures with urgent expressions. Rain is depicted as diagonal lines. In the background, there is a wooden house or shack on stilts. There is a figure near the structure in a panicked posture. The atmosphere is tense, indicating a moment of adversity in challenging natural elements.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

stone: --- x 414 mm
image: 232 x 325 mm
sheet: 287 x 442 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.2988

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Inscribed: 7/12 The Rescue in pencil, lower left; signed: Anne K. McCosh in pencil, lower right corner

Wikidata ID

Q76457070

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