Mabel Dwight

The Clinch, Movie Theatre
1928

A black and white illustration depicting a crowded movie theater from a high angle view. The audience is focused on a large screen showing a dramatic scene with two characters in an embrace. The theater's ornate interior and the engrossed spectators are rendered in detailed shading, conveying a sense of depth and the immersive experience of early cinema. The artwork is titled "The Clinch, Movie Theatre" and signed by the artist, Isabel Bishop, in 1946.

A black and white illustration depicting a crowded movie theater from a high angle view. The audience is focused on a large screen showing a dramatic scene with two characters in an embrace. The theater's ornate interior and the engrossed spectators are rendered in detailed shading, conveying a sense of depth and the immersive experience of early cinema. The artwork is titled "The Clinch, Movie Theatre" and signed by the artist, Isabel Bishop, in 1946.

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Date
1928

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 9/16 × 15 7/8in. (29.4 × 40.3 cm) Image (Irregular): 9 1/8 × 11 3/4in. (23.2 × 29.8 cm)

Accession number
31.720

Edition
Ed. 50

Publication
Printed by George C. Miller; published by Weyhe Gallery

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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artworks/4087

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