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View from high above of a busy city street with people and horse-drawn carriages, lined with tall buildings.
St James Street
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

St James Street

Artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834 - 1904)
Dateundated
MediumEtching
Dimensions15 1/8 x 10 1/4 in. (38.4 x 26 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineFrom the collection of Dr. August and L. Tommie Freundlich
Object number2010.44.61
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Visual DescriptionView from high above of a busy city street with people and horse-drawn carriages, lined with tall buildings.
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