Isabel Bishop

In Front of 42nd Street Library
1927, printed 1988

A black and white etching of two individuals wearing hats and overcoats engaged in conversation, set against a backdrop of classical architecture. The image is centered on a white paper with ample margins, and there are signatures or inscriptions at the bottom.
A black and white etching of two individuals wearing hats and overcoats engaged in conversation, set against a backdrop of classical architecture. The image is centered on a white paper with ample margins, and there are signatures or inscriptions at the bottom.

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Date
1927, printed 1988

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching

Dimensions
Sheet: 13 1/8 × 10in. (33.3 × 25.4 cm) Plate: 3 × 4in. (7.6 × 10.2 cm)

Accession number
89.19.1

Series
Eight Etchings 1927-1934

Edition
Whitney proof 1/1 | Ed. 60, 7 APs, 1 BAT, 1 PP

Publication
Printed by Stem Graphics; published by Midtown Galleries; published by Sylvan Cole Gallery

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Sylvan Cole Gallery and the Midtown Galleries in memory of the artist

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Isabel Bishop

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