The Great Shadow

Martin Lewis, The Great Shadow, 1925, drypoint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Frank McClure, 1979.98.150
Martin Lewis, The Great Shadow, 1925, drypoint on paper, plate: 9 787 in. (25.217.7 cm) sheet: 14 5810 78 in. (37.227.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Frank McClure, 1979.98.150

Artwork Details

Title
The Great Shadow
Artist
Date
1925
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
plate: 9 787 in. (25.217.7 cm) sheet: 14 5810 78 in. (37.227.6 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Frank McClure
Mediums Description
drypoint on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Cityscape — street — East 34th Street
  • Architecture Exterior — commercial — store
  • Architecture Exterior — commercial — skyscraper
  • Cityscape — New York — Manhattan
  • Landscape — phenomenon — light
  • Landscape — time — night
  • Cityscape — New York — New York
  • Figure group
Object Number
1979.98.150

Works by this artist (22 items)

Martin Lewis, Tree, Manhattan, n.d., drypoint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chicago Society of Etchers, 1935.13.194
Tree, Manhattan
Daten.d.
drypoint
Not on view
Martin Lewis, Glow of the City, 1929, drypoint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Page Cross, 1971.49
Glow of the City
Date1929
drypoint on paper
Not on view
Martin Lewis, Bay Windows (Snowy Day--Lexington Avenue), 1929, drypoint, sandpaper ground, on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Page Cross, 1971.47
Bay Windows (Snowy Day – Lexington Avenue)
Date1929
drypoint, sandpaper ground, on paper
Not on view
Martin Lewis, At the Wall, 1949, aquatint, sandpaper ground, soft ground etching on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Frank McClure, 1979.98.158
At the Wall
Date1949
aquatint, sandpaper ground, soft ground etching on paper
Not on view

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