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1951

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Print, Ship-Building, Gloucester Harbor, from Harper's Weekly, October 11, 1873, p. 900

This is a Print. It was created by Winslow Homer and after Winslow Homer and published by Harper & Bros.. It is dated 1873 and we acquired it in 1951. Its medium is wood engraving in black ink on newsprint paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Arthur B. Carlson. It is credited Gift of Arthur B. Carlson.

Its dimensions are

Frame: 39.7 x 50.2 cm (15 5/8 x 19 3/4 in.)

It is signed

Signed on block, lower right: W.H.

It is inscribed

Caption: SHIP-BUILDING, GLOUCESTER HARBOR. - DRAWN BY WINSLOW HOMER. [SEE PAGE 902.]

Cite this object as

Print, Ship-Building, Gloucester Harbor, from Harper's Weekly, October 11, 1873, p. 900; Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910); Published by Harper & Bros.; USA; wood engraving in black ink on newsprint paper; Frame: 39.7 x 50.2 cm (15 5/8 x 19 3/4 in.); Gift of Arthur B. Carlson; 1951-93-11

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