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Rue St. Jacques, Paris by Reginald Marsh

Rue St. Jacques, Paris

Reginald Marsh · 1928

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DETAILS
Artist
Reginald Marsh
Date
1928
Medium
Lithograph on cream chine laid down with chine collé on white wove paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
Image/ primary support: 31.9 × 22 cm (12 9/16 × 8 11/16 in.); Secondary support: 45.2 × 32.4 cm (17 13/16 × 12 13/16 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
United States
Credit line
Gift of Shreve Badger
ART MOVEMENTS
Social Realism
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THE ARTIST

Reginald Marsh

Reginald Marsh captured the vibrant, often gritty, pulse of New York City life in the 1920s and 30s, from crowded Coney Island beaches to the burlesque stage.

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