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Coney Island Beach by Reginald Marsh

Coney Island Beach

Reginald Marsh · 1934

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DETAILS
Artist
Reginald Marsh
Date
1934
Medium
Etching on ivory wove paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
Image: 24.8 × 25 cm (9 13/16 × 9 7/8 in.); Sheet: 33 × 40.6 cm (13 × 16 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
United States
Credit line
The Joseph Brooks Fair Collection
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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