The Edge of the Desert, Arizona
c. 1926
Medium
etching and drypoint in greenish-black on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 24.9 x 30.2 cm (9 13/16 x 11 7/8 in.) sheet: 33.8 x 40.3 cm (13 5/16 x 15 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John Farr Simmons
Accession Number
1986.60.16
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
George Elbert Burr · 1859–1939
George Elbert Burr was an American printmaker and watercolorist whose career spanned the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, earning him a reputation as one of the foremost etchers of the American West. Born in 1859 in Monroe Falls, Ohio, Burr trained as a commercial illustrator before turning his full attention to fine art. He honed his craft through diligent self-study and close obser...