Isabel Bishop

Reading the Newspaper
1931, printed 1988

A black and white etching of three men standing closely together, examining a document one of them is holding. They are wearing hats and appear to be engaged in a serious discussion. The artwork is signed at the bottom, and there is a large white border framing the etching.
A black and white etching of three men standing closely together, examining a document one of them is holding. They are wearing hats and appear to be engaged in a serious discussion. The artwork is signed at the bottom, and there is a large white border framing the etching.

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Date
1931, printed 1988

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching

Dimensions
Sheet: 13 1/8 × 10in. (33.3 × 25.4 cm) Plate: 6 7/8 × 4 7/8in. (17.5 × 12.4 cm)

Accession number
89.19.5

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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Isabel Bishop
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