August Showers
1942
Artist, American, 1913 - 1985
Publisher
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching in black on Rives wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 16.03 × 27.94 cm (6 5/16 × 11 in.)
sheet: 26.04 × 33.34 cm (10 1/4 × 13 1/8 in.) -
Accession
2015.19.1194
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art
Associated Names
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. 61, no. 503.
Inscriptions
lower left in graphite: August Showers; lower right in graphite: Douglas W. Gorsline 43
Markings
stamped lower right verso in black ink: F.B.B [circled]
Watermarks
RIVES
Wikidata ID
Q77011490