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Print
West Street
Alfred Butts, 1899 - 1993
Butts, Alfred
United States
1899 - 1993
Male
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
20th Century
1900
1999
1900-2000, 20th century, linocuts, New York city
Print
Like Rochesterian Walter Cassebeer, Alfred Butts was also an architect in New York City. He lost his job in 1929, and it may have been during the early 1930s that he created prints like this one of West Street in Lower Manhattan to generate some income. In addition to using his artistic skills to solve his financial problems, he turned his attention to the creation of a game that would capitalize on his love of crossword puzzles – and that game became Scrabble®.
West Street, the subject of this print, did not have as successful an outcome. A portion of it is within the security perimeter of the of the World Trade Center site, and a number of the landmark buildings on West Street sustained significant damage. There has been a movement to rename the street “Highway of Heroes” to commemorate efforts of the many valiant people who responded during the 9/11 disaster.
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1947.71
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Memorial Art Gallery
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