The Condemned Tenement, NY

Creator Name

Charles Henry White

Cultural Context

American

Date

1906, 1901 to 1925

Source

National Gallery of Art

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Title

The Condemned Tenement, NY

Creator

Charles Henry White (link to bio)

Charles Henry White;
Charles Henry White, American, born Canada, 1878 - 1918, artist

Worktype

Work on paper

Cultural Context

American

Material

Substrate: Paper;
Medium: Ink

etching

Dimensions

image: 119 x 166 mm sheet: 255 x 321 mm

Technique

Etching technique

Language

Date

1906, 1901 to 1925

Provenance

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams; Donor: Dave H. and Reba W. Williams; Source: Dave H. and Reba W. Williams

Style Period

Rights

CC0

Inscription

"3d State." in pencil, lower left; "C.34" in pencil, lower left; "The Condemned Tenement, NY." in pencil, lower right; "30" in red ink, lower right corner; signed: "CH White del et imp." in pencil, lower center

Location

Source

National Gallery of Art

Subjects

Descriptive Topic: People, Building, Apartment, Housing, Poverty, Social status

Figures; Building; Street

Topic

Curationist Contributors

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Charles Henry White, The Condemned Tenement, NY, 1906. National Gallery of Art. In this etching, shadowy figures sit in the alley, stoop, and window of a condemned tenement in New York City. CC0.

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