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Springtime in Charleston – Vintage Print

Springtime in Charleston, [193-] — historic print
Springtime in Charleston, [193-]. Historic print from the Charleston collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Pencil-signed and numbered 8 of an edition of 80, this etching by Elizabeth O'Neill Verner carries the title *Springtime in Charleston*. Verner, a Charleston-born artist, became known for prints and drawings that recorded the everyday life of the city's African American neighborhoods, a subject catalogers have also tagged here. The print is dated to the 1930s, a period when American printmakers often turned to regional scenes and local people as subjects. Its small, limited edition reflects how etching was used to make such images widely available.

Created / published[193-]
Medium1 print : etching.
NotesEtching by Elizabeth O'Neill Verner, 1883- . 8/80. Signed in pencil. Gift. Ref. copy may be in Geog. File. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; African Americans; Art. Works.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,400 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-155756

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