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George S. Waterlow travel album of watercolor and pencil sketches of Western scenery.
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Title:
George S. Waterlow travel album of watercolor and pencil sketches of Western sceneryCreator/Contributor:
Waterlow, George S., creatorAbstract:
Includes drawings in pencil and watercolor depicting scenery of various locations throughout the Western United States and
Canada, including prairie lands, Nevada plains, Monterey Bay, Rocky Mountains, and several locations in British Columbia (Victoria,
Trail, Rossland, Arrow Lakes, Kootenay Mine). Some drawings executed while Waterlow traveled via the Southern Pacific and
Central Pacific railroads. Also includes a view of the artist's garden in Santa Barbara, Calif., in addition to such locations
as the Gut of Canso and Halifax (Nova Scotia), Hudson River, St. Lawrence River, St. Helena and the South Atlantic, Boulogne
(France), Tenrife (Canary Islands), Biarritz, Oban (Scotland), Cornwall (England), Isle of Skye, and the Atlas Mountains (Algeria).
Date:
1872-1912 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ca -- n-cn---West (U.S.) -- Pictorial works
Canada, Western -- Pictorial works
British Columbia -- Pictorial works
Amérique du Nord (Ouest) -- Ouvrages illustrés
British Columbia
Western Canada
West United States
Note:
Many drawings signed or initialed by artist: G.S. Waterlow.
Ms annotation on first leaf: Water colour drawings by G.S. Waterlow, exhibitor Royal Irish Academy.
Title devised by cataloger.
Purchase; From Wayfarer's Bookshop ; 2011.
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Type:
graphicPictorial works.
Seascapes.
Albums.
Drawings.
Watercolors.
Travel sketches.
Physical Description:
drawing
1 album (43 drawings) : pencil and watercolor ; 32 x 28 cm
Language:
English