Verde River, Arizona
George Elbert Burr
c. 1932
Medium
drypoint and softground etching in green on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 19.9 x 25 cm (7 13/16 x 9 13/16 in.) sheet: 27.3 x 34 cm (10 3/4 x 13 3/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John Farr Simmons
Accession Number
1986.60.24
About the Artist
George Elbert Burr
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...