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One of two Marin subjects included in the portfolio offered by the New Republic Magazine to new subscribers in 1924.
Downtown, the El
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Downtown, the El

Artist John Marin (American, 1870 - 1953)
Date1921
MediumEtching
DimensionsFrame (cream mat with gold frame): 19 x 21 x 1 in., (48.26 x 53.34 x 2.54 cm,)
Sight: 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (19.05 x 24.13 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineIn loving memory of Virginia Carter Ahrens from her friends, 1977
Object numberPR-78-18
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Visual DescriptionOne of two Marin subjects included in the portfolio offered by the New Republic Magazine to new subscribers in 1924.
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