The Retreat from Long Island (cancelled plate from the portfolio ​“The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington”)

Levon West, The Retreat from Long Island (cancelled plate from the portfolio "The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington"), ca. 1932, etching from cancelled plate on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Brook, 1983.75.37
Copied Levon West, The Retreat from Long Island (cancelled plate from the portfolio "The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington"), ca. 1932, etching from cancelled plate on paper, plate: 12 7⁄8 x 9 1⁄4 in. (32.7 x 23.5 cm) sheet: 19 1⁄2 x 14 3⁄4 in. (49.5 x 37.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Brook, 1983.75.37

Artwork Details

Title
The Retreat from Long Island (cancelled plate from the portfolio ​“The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington”)
Artist
Date
ca. 1932
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
plate: 12 7⁄8 x 9 1⁄4 in. (32.7 x 23.5 cm) sheet: 19 1⁄2 x 14 3⁄4 in. (49.5 x 37.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert Brook
Mediums Description
etching from cancelled plate on paper
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure group — male
  • Waterscape — boat
  • Occupation — military
  • Landscape — New York — Long Island
  • Portrait male — Washington, George
  • History — United States — President — Washington, George
Object Number
1983.75.37
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.75.37