The Schooner

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The Schooner

United States, circa 1921-1926
Drawings
Watercolor and gouache with charcoal on light blue paper
Sheet: 9 3/4 × 12 3/4 in. (24.77 × 32.39 cm) Image: 9 3/4 × 12 3/4 in. (24.77 × 32.39 cm)
Mr. and Mrs. William Preston Harrison Collection (31.12.17)
Not currently on public view

Label

New York, New York: The City as Muse in American Art September 19, 2003-February 18, 2004 ...
New York, New York: The City as Muse in American Art September 19, 2003-February 18, 2004 In the 1920s Pennell wrote rhapsodically of his great inspiration, New York, and his words complement the watercolors he produced during this period: “As the steamer moves up the bay, on its left the Great Goddess greets you, a composition in color and form, with the city beyond, finer than any in the world that ever existed. . . . Piling up higher and higher right before you is New York . . . whole palaces crowned with gold, with green, with rose; and over them the waving, fluttering plume of steam, the emblem of New York. . . . The Unbelievable City, the city that has been built since I grew up, the city beautiful, built by men I know, built for people I know. The City that inspires me, that I love.”
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Bibliography

  • Curry, Larry.  American Pastels And Watercolors.  Los Angeles:  Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1969.
  • Moure, Nancy Dustin Wall.  Pertaining to the Sea.  Los Angeles:  Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1976.
  • Curry, Larry.  American Pastels And Watercolors.  Los Angeles:  Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1969.
  • Moure, Nancy Dustin Wall.  Pertaining to the Sea.  Los Angeles:  Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1976.
  • Fort, Ilene Susan and Michael Quick.  American Art:  a Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection.  Los Angeles:  Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1991.
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