Image

Levon West

The Retreat from Long Island

Description

Maker

Levon West (American, 1900-1968), designer

Title

The Retreat from Long Island
The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington

Year

1932

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

plate tone

Supports

Dimensions

32.7 x 23.3 cm (12 7/8 x 9 3/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:numbered in pencil in UL and under platemark on left:10; signed under plate on right:Levon West imp. Verso:in pencil in LR:The Retreat from Long Island/original etching by Levon West/The General and Colonel Glover/are shown directing at night/one of the most astonishing and /successful retreats in military history/annals

Marks: Watermark:GW in a circle and:shield with stars and stripes with eagle over it

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Edward S. Brackett, Jr.

Object Number

56.041.10

Type

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Tombstone

Levon West (American, 1900-1968), designer
The Retreat from Long Island; The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington, 1932
etching; drypoint; plate tone
32.7 x 23.3 cm (12 7/8 x 9 3/16 inches) (plate)
Gift of Edward S. Brackett, Jr. 56.041.10

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