"Rooftops & Fire Escapes" by John Howard Benson, Amer., (1901-1956) New Acquisition 3-13/16 x 2-9/16

3-13/16 x 2-9/16

on cream wove Japan Vellum paper

on thick stiff warm white wove paper

Dolice's typically atmospheric and richly textural exploration in print of fishing boats at their moorings dock side at New York City's Fulton Fish Market

being sentimental I own my own impression of this print

"Rooftops & Fire Escapes" by John Howard Benson, Amer., (1901-1956) New Acquisition 3-13/16 x 2-9/16Transfer Lithograph, 1922, ed. unknown, 9 13 16 x 7 7 16, signed & dated in pencil, on thin cream parchment paper, with losses and tape residue to the tips of margin corners well away from image. Based in Newport, Rhode Island, John Howard Benson was trained in watercolor and printmaking, and achieved national renown for his lettering and stone cutting. He received many awards during his career and an honorary Master of Arts degree from Yale