Steps and Doorways (St. of the Red Sea)
1924
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
1971.403
Tags
Art Historical Context
Kerr Eby's 1924 print "Steps and Doorways (St. of the Red Sea)" offers an intimate view of a street lined with domestic architecture. The composition draws attention to the interplay of stairs doorways, and shadowed thresholds, evoking the rhythms of daily life in a coastal setting. As a graphic arts print, the work demonstrates how this medium excels at capturing fine details of texture, light, and form through precise line work, allowing such scenes to reach wide audiences. Created during a period of growing American interest in travel and international subjects, the print reflects broader ...
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...