Print Shop, 1870

1935/1942

Perkins Harnly

Associated Names
Perkins Harnly

Artist, American, 1901 - 1986

The image shows an interior scene of a print shop with a large printing press and various printing equipment. The color palette consists of muted tones of pink, brown, green, black, and gray, with some accents of red and a yellow poster. Positioned centrally is the large black printing press in the foreground, surrounded by other printing apparatus and tools on tables and shelves throughout the room. A cabinet is visible on the left, and a staircase with colorful posters and signs on the walls is in the background. Overhead, there is an ornate lamp with a green shade, and a clock on the right wall above shelves filled with paper and supplies.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Albert Lewin

  • Dimensions

    overall: 66.9 x 51.1 cm (26 5/16 x 20 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1947.1.15


Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64619329

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