On Telegraph Hill

c. 1943

Robert Cranston Lee

Associated Names
Robert Cranston Lee

Artist, American, 1900 - 1989

The image is a woodcut illustration of a cluster of buildings on a hill. The viewpoint is slightly raised, showing the buildings, a tower, and treetops against a sparse linear sky. The woodcut style features bold, contrasting lines with visible textures and hatching. The color palette is black and white. In the foreground, a wooden fence follows a slope, leading to a path through grass. The houses have angular rooftops and vertical boards, leading the eye towards the tower silhouetted against the sky.
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Inscriptions

Inscribed: ON TELEGRAPH HILL in pencil, lower left
Signed: R.C. LEE in pencil, lower right

Wikidata ID

Q76549588

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