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Benjamin Hills

American

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The image shows an ink drawing of a street scene with a rustic, adobe-style building. The perspective is at street level, directly facing the building's facade. The focus is on the structure itself, with the roofline and tree branches creating a horizontal boundary. The drawing emphasizes texture with intricate linear brushstrokes detailing the adobe walls, wooden roof supports, and foliage. The color scheme is monochromatic in varying shades of black and white for contrast and shadows. A horse is tied to a post close by, facing left, while a group of men is gathered under the building's overhang in the distance, partially obscured by vertical beams.
Howard Cook, Governor's Palace, 1926, woodengraving in black on wove paper, Corcoran Collection, 2015.19.2898

Governor's Palace

Howard Cook · 1926 · woodengraving in black on wove paper ·  Accession ID  2015.19.2898