Reginald Marsh

Merry-Go-Round

1930, printed 1969

Riders on ornate carousel horses, a woman in the center holding a pole.
Riders on ornate carousel horses, a woman in the center holding a pole.

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Date
1930, printed 1969

Classification
Prints

Medium
Engraving

Dimensions
Sheet: 13 1/16 × 15 1/2 in. (33.2 × 39.4 cm) Plate: 6 13/16 × 9 13/16 in. (17.3 × 24.9 cm)

Accession number
69.97.3

Edition
Proof, Posthumous print | 14 proofs, Ed. 100

Publication
Printed by Andersen-Lamb Photogravure Corporation; published by Whitney Museum of American Art

Credit line
Original plate donated by William Benton

Rights and reproductions
©Estate of Reginald Marsh/Art Students League, New York/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/6206

Part of a series:
Thirty Etchings and Engravings
30 works

Four elegantly dressed figures walk together, two women in front holding a mask and a book.
A group of nude figures move and dive near a boat along an industrial waterfront.
An audience watches a scantily clad woman performing on stage while men observe from a balcony.
Woman in a fur coat and hat stands in heels reading a folded newspaper.
Two young women ride carved horses on a crowded carousel, gripping the poles as the ride turns.
Numerous nude figures gathered and intertwined in a crowded, energetic group study.
Women in the front theater box use opera glasses while a crowded audience watches the stage.
A film crew operates cameras and equipment while actors pose on a makeshift outdoor set.
A windblown woman on a waterfront railing holds her hat while pigeons gather at her feet.
A woman wearing a hat rides a carved carousel horse while holding the vertical pole.

Reginald Marsh
188 works in the collection, 47 exhibitions

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