Joseph Pennell / Chinatown, New York / ca. 1909

Joseph Pennell
Chinatown, New York
ca. 1909
View Larger Image

View Full Catalog Record Below

This image is one of over 108,000 from the AMICA Library (formerly The Art Museum Image Consortium Library- The AMICO Library™), a growing online collection of high-quality, digital art images from over 20 museums around the world. www.davidrumsey.com/amica offers subscriptions to this collection, the finest art image database available on the internet. EVERY image has full curatorial text and can be studied in depth by zooming into the smallest details from within the Image Workspace.

Preview the AMICA Library™ Public Collection in Luna Browser Now

Cultures and time periods represented range from contemporary art, to ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian works.
Types of works include paintings, drawings, watercolors, sculptures, costumes, jewelry, furniture, prints, photographs, textiles, decorative art, books and manuscripts.

Gain access to this incredible resource through either a monthly or a yearly subscription and search the entire collection from your desktop, compare multiple images side by side and zoom into the minute details of the images. Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amica for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amica@luna-img.com .

Creator Name: PENNELL, JOSEPH
Creator Nationality: North American; American
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 1860 - 1926
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Joseph Pennell
Title: Chinatown, New York
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1907
Creation End Date: 1911
Creation Date: ca. 1909
Object Type: Drawings and Watercolors
Materials and Techniques: color crayons
Dimensions: Sheet: 32.7cm x 25cm, Secondary Support: 44.4cm x 33.3cm
Inscriptions: signed, lower center, in graphite: Pennell ; lower left, in graphite: chap 16 ; SECONDARY SUPPORT, lower left, in graphite: [illegible]; lower left, in graphite: chap 16 ; lower left, in graphite: chap x [illegible] ; lower center, in graphite: 4 1/8 ; lower center, in graphite: Chinatown ; lower center, in graphite: 1615 [circled] ; lower right, in graphite: 75. ; VERSO OF SECONDARY SUPPORT, along left edge, in graphite: Mrs. Bishop ; vertical in center, in graphite: chinatown ; lower center, in graphite: 36 ; lower right, stamped in black: 5360 ; lower right, in blue pencil:
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 340.1987
Credit Line: Anonymous Loan
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Context: A friend and biographer of Whistler, Joseph Pennell produced hundreds of drawings, prints and illustrations in a Whistlerian style. Many of them were used to illustrate magazine articles or books on travel by figures such as Henry James (1843-1916). Thisdrawing was used to illustrate the book New New York by John C. Van Dyke, published in 1909.
AMICA ID: CMA_.340.1987
AMICA Library Year: 1999
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

AMICA PUBLIC RIGHTS: a) Access to the materials is granted for personal and non-commercial use. b) A full educational license for non-commercial use is available from Cartography Associates at www.davidrumsey.com/amica/institution_subscribe.html c) Licensed users may continue their examination of additional materials provided by Cartography Associates, and d) commercial rights are available from the rights holder.