A black-and-white print of a harbor with boats and a distant lighthouse under a cloudy, night sky.

The Bay, New York

Joseph Pennell (1857-1926)

Date

1922
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Aquatint
Dimensions

Image: 7 1/2 x 8 15/16 in.
Sheet: 8 9/16 x 10 5/16 in.
Edition

60
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.r. beneath image in graphite: Jo Pennell imp
Verso:
l.l. in graphite: B12368
l.r. in graphite: F11
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1987.17
Copyright

Public domain

Night: Prints and Drawings from the Collection

January 19–May 19, 2013

This exhibition focuses on nocturnes, or rendered night scenes, from the Carter’s works-on-paper collection, highlighting the night as a constant source of artistic inspiration from the still quiet of abandoned places to the bright lights of the bustling city.
Horizon Lines

November 2, 2016–March 5, 2017

Horizon Lines uses visual perspective to remind us that our experience of space and our relationship to our environment—whether the sea, land, or constructed urban landscape—shifts depending on our different points of view.

Location: Off view

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