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Graphic artist:
Ferris, Stephen James  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
watercolor (part material)
graphite (part material)
Measurements:
sheet: 35.7 cm x 25.4 cm; 14 1/16 in x 10 in
Object Name:
painting
watercolor
Object Type:
Watercolor
Place made:
Spain
Date made:
1881
Description:
Stephen Ferris sketched and painted this pencil and watercolor view of buildings in the Alhambra complex of Granada, Spain, in 1881. This is not a finished view but a work in progress. The people rendered in pencil outline have not been colored, and there are many second thoughts like the tree at left, which has been enlarged. While in Granada, Ferris wrote a friend that he and his son were busy making sketches “much in memorandum for future use in pictures.” So captivated were they by the city that they spent more than half their Spanish visit there.
Location:
Currently not on view
Subject:
Spain  Search this
Credit Line:
Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
ID Number:
GA.14545
Catalog number:
14545
Accession number:
94830
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-a568-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1002044