"SHIT" by William Kent, (Amer., 1919-2012) Etching org IMG 20

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small stain upper center of sheet

This small plate manages to convey the monumentality of the Brooklyn Bridge

The evocation of brilliant sunlight illuminating the edges of the cloud and the low vantage point of the viewer add to the monumentality of this classic regionalist scene by Schreiber

not obtrusive

"SHIT" by William Kent, (Amer., 1919-2012) Etching org IMG 20Slate Print, 1966, Ed. 8 50, on various papers and fabrics, 12 1 4" x 31 1 4", signed, dated and annotated "Artist's Proof" in black ball point pen, on red and white striped fabric, a vibrant impression of this large print by Kent. One of the artist's Gravestone Series, essentially an anti war series created during the Vietnam War. In this instance it has been suggested that "SHIT" may refer to the first, and sadly sometimes, last thing a soldier may