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The Doorway
188011 9/16 x 7 15/16 in. (29.4 x 20.2 cm)
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
United States (Lowell, MA, 1834 – 1903, London)
Object Type:
Print
Medium and Support:
Etching and drypoint
Credit Line:
George Eastman Collection of the University of Rochester
Accession Number:
1948.38
Location: Not currently on view
Collection:
George Eastman Collection
From "Twenty-six Etchings" published by Dowdeswell and Dowdeswell, London, 1886
Bibliography
General references: Edward G. Kennedy, "The Etched Work of Whistler," New York, 1910: pp. 72-73, no. 188 (text volume); This print is discussed in Frederic Keppel's The Golden Age of Engraving, New York: Baker & Taylor, 1910, opp. p.174
Provenance
George Eastman, Rochester, NY; his bequest to the University of Rochester, 1932; transferred to the Gallery, 1948
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- The George Eastman Collection of Paintings end date ca. December 1949
- Process of Printmaking Memorial Art Gallery 1/30/1976 - 2/22/1976
- The George Eastman Collection 12/1/1979 - 1/13/1980
- Survey of American Printmaking Memorial Art Gallery 5/2/1987 - 10/18/1987
- A Change of scenery: American views of Europe Memorial Art Gallery 5/17/1996 - 8/18/1996
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Article Scope: Reproduction only. Donald Rosenthal, ed. The George Eastman Collection. Rochester, New York: University of Rochester Press, 1979.
- Article Scope: Mention. Elizabeth Brayer. Magnum Opus: The Story of the Memorial Art Gallery, 1913-1988. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 1988.
- Robert H. Getscher. The Stamp of Whistler. Oberlin, OH: Allen Memorial Art Museum, 1977.
- Otto H. Bacher. With Whistler in Venice. New York, NY: The Century Co., 1909.
- Article Scope: Entry and reproduction. Sandra Haller Olsen. A Survey of American Printmaking from the Collection of the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 1987.
- Article Scope: Mention and reproduction. Marjorie Searl and Lu Harper. The Memorial Art Gallery: 100 Years. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 2013.
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The Etchings of James McNeill Whistler
Website of the Whistler Etchings Project