Brooklyn Bridge
1930
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etching in black on buff wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 22.54 x 34.61 cm (8 7/8 x 13 5/8 in.) sheet: 27.46 x 40.01 cm (10 13/16 x 15 3/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Accession Number
2008.115.2584
Art Historical Context
Earl Horter's *Brooklyn Bridge* (1930) is a striking etching that captures one of New York City's most iconic landmarks, the engineering marvel completed in 188. This print, executed in black ink on buff wove paper measures nearly 9 by 14 inches on the plate, inviting viewers to marvel at the bridge's towering Gothic arches and suspended cables. Horter, an American modernist active in Philadelphia, was renowned for his precise, graphic depictions of urban industrial subjects, aligning with the Precisionist movement's celebration of America's machine-age geometry. Etching, an intaglio techniqu...