Hurricane's End
1938
Medium
Graphic Arts-Print
Classification
Graphic Arts-Print
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Katz
Accession Number
1971.408
Tags
Art Historical Context
Kerr Eby's *Hurricane's End*1938) is a powerful graphic arts print that captures the raw drama of nature's fury on the coast. As a master etcher known for his realist depictions of American landscapes,by renders jagged rocks battered by a receding sea under brooding storm skies. Housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum through the generous gift of Mr. and. Harry Katz, this exemplifies the Graphic Arts-Print classification, where intricate techniques like drypoint or etching create rich textures and dramatic contrasts. Eby's printmaking prowess shines in his ability to evoke mood through ...
About the Artist
Kerr Eby
Kerr Eby (1889–1946) was a Canadian-born American printmaker and painter who became one of the most accomplished etchers of his generation and a powerful chronicler of the experience of war. Born in Tokyo to Canadian parents, he grew up in New York and studied at the Pratt Institute and the Art Students League under George Bridgman. Eby volunteered for service in World War I and saw action in Fra...