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Print
East River
Hugh Botts, 1903 - 1964
Botts, Hugh
United States
1903 - 1964
Male
11 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (29.8 x 25.1 cm)
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Printer's ink
Printer's ink
1936
1936
1936
1900-2000, 20th century, etchings, jobs & work, New York city, rivers
Print
lower right, below platelower left, below plate
1942.40
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
42.40SL1
slide
2 x 2
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2.5x3
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glossy
8x10
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42.40DI1
digital image
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42.40DI#2
digital image
11/13/2007
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Print
East River near the Queensborough Bridge
Hugh Botts, 1903 - 1964
Botts, Hugh
United States
1903 - 1964
Male
10 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (26 x 21.6 cm)
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Printer's ink
Printer's ink
1936
1936
1936
1900-2000, 20th century, bridges, etchings, leisure activities, New York city, rivers
Print
The rivers surrounding Manhattan have always attracted swimmers brave – or foolish – enough to endure pollutants and random bits of garbage floating nearby. Fortunately, the quality of New York waterways is currently improving, and sights like the one may be more common in the future.
Looming above the swimmers and boaters enjoying the East River is the Queensborough Bridge, also known as the 59th Street Bridge, made famous by Simon and Garfunkel’s album and song (Feeling Groovy). One of the many bridges that have been artists’ favorites, the Queensborough Bridge connects Manhattan and Queens. Over a mile long, it was opened to traffic in 1909. The spires that were part of the original design, and that can be seen in this print, were removed in the 1950s because of their deteriorating condition.
[Label text, 2003]
in the image
1983.134.19
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
83.134.19DI1
digital image
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83.134.19DI#2
digital image
11/13/2007
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Print
Central Park Lake
Hugh Botts, 1903 - 1964
Botts, Hugh
United States
1903 - 1964
Male
6 1/4 x 11 3/4 in. (15.9 x 29.8 cm)
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Printer's ink
Printer's ink
20th Century
1900
1999
1900-2000, 20th century, aquatints, Central Park
Print
lower right
1983.134.21
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
83.134.21SL1
slide
full
2 x 2
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full
8x10
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negative
full
3x2
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83.134.21DI2
digital image
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83.134.21DI1
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Print
Washington Square South
Hugh Botts, 1903 - 1964
Botts, Hugh
United States
1903 - 1964
Male
7 x 8 3/4 in. (17.8 x 22.2 cm)
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Printer's ink
Printer's ink
1939
1939
1939
1900-2000, 20th century, etchings, New York city
Print
Out of necessity and solidarity artists banded together to survive the Great Depression by collective efforts to make, show, and sell their work. Hugh Botts’ keen sense of humor and ability to market his work is clear in Washington Square Park South. This display of eight of his prints tacked to a fence mimics how he probably displayed his work to sell at the Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit (established in 1931). This outdoor, public exhibition of art for sale, similar to the Memorial Art Gallery’s own annual Clothesline Arts Festival, is still in operation today in New York City.
The prints depicted were among Bott’s most successful images; Columbus Circle was reprinted in the 1939 WPA guide to New York, Roosevelt Wing Museum was the feature of an article about the artist in Christian Science Monitor, and House Painter was a prizewinning print noted by the New York Times reviewer as characteristic of the artist’s wit.
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Since 1931, artists have shown their works in an annual exhibition in Greenwich Village’s Washington Square. Launched during the Depression by Jackson Pollock, Alice Neel, and other artists seeking to have their work seen and purchased, the show became a popular (and inexpensive) way of gaining recognition.
In this etching, Hugh Botts shows his own works on view in Washington Square. In characteristic fashion, the artist includes his whimsical touches – for example, a trompe l’oeil label with his name and date on it. Look closely, and you’ll find a miniature version of an etching in this exhibition.
[Label text, 2003]
lower right, in image
1983.134.44
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
83.134.44DI2
digital image
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83.134.44DI1
digital image
11/13/2007
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Print
Mid Manhattan Canyon
Hugh Botts, 1903 - 1964
Botts, Hugh
United States
1903 - 1964
Male
12 15/16 x 17 7/8 in. (32.9 x 45.4 cm)
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Printer's ink
Printer's ink
1938
1938
1938
1900-2000, 20th century, aquatints, cityscapes, etchings, New York city
Print
The New York skyline is a backdrop for the human drama that Botts saw all around him in New York City.
[Label text, 2003]
center left, in imagelower left, below imagelower center, below imagelower right, below image
1983.134.46
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
83.134.46DI1
digital image
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83.134.46DI#2
digital image
3/19/2009
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