Indian Hall, Museum of Natural History, New York
1934
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View on museum website →Medium
drypoint
Dimensions
image: 250 x 200 mm sheet: 400 x 287 mm
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
2008.115.984
Art Historical Context
Step into the captivating world of Mortimer Borne's 1934point print, *Indian Hall, Museum Natural History, New York This intimate etching (image 250 x 200 mm) masterfully captures the grand interior of one of New York City's most treasured institutions, the American Museum of Natural History Borne, an American artist celebrated for his meticulous urban scenes, renders the hall's architectural details and atmospheric depth with exquisite precision, inviting viewers to wander its hallowed spaces as they might have in the 1930s. Drypoint, Borne's chosen medium, involves scratching directly into ...