Union Station, Washington, DC
1940s
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etching in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 20.16 × 25.08 cm (7 15/16 × 9 7/8 in.) sheet: 24.77 × 28.58 cm (9 3/4 × 11 1/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Carlotta Gonzales Lahey, wife of the Artist)
Accession Number
2015.19.3145
Art Historical Context
Richard Lahey's *Union Station,, DC* (1940s captures the majestic Be-Arts facade of one America's grandest train stations in a precise etching on wove paper. Measuring about 8 by 10 inches on the plate, this intimate print showcases Lahey's skill as a master printmaker and muralist, who served as director of the Coran Gallery of Art's School of Art His realist style, honed during the WPA era, renders the station's rhythmic arches, columns, and clock tower with sharp, intricate lines typical of etching—a technique where acid bites into a metal plate to create fine details impossible in other me...