E.T. Hurley, A.N.A.
(American, 1869-1950)
View of Admiral Byrd's Ship at the Chicago World's Fair, 1933-1934
aquatint with original copper printing plate
signed and numbered by Hurley's daughter in pencil lower margin
signed and dated in plate
Artist's Proof, edition of 4
8 7/8" x 11 15/16"

Catalog Note:
While Hurley personally pulled all of his prints, a small percentage were signed posthumously by his daughter, Joan Hurley O'Brien. Those are carefully inscribed in the margin, E.T. Hurley JHO.

The acronym A.N.A. designates that Hurley was an Associate of the National Academy of Design, the historic, member-nominated artistic organization founded in New York City in 1825 by Samuel Morse, Asher Durand, Thomas Cole, and others.

Unframed.
Mat: 16" x 20"
Paper toned with some staining and foxing in margins.

Plate: 9 1/16" x 12"
The copper printing plate (with an unknown scene etched verso) has been cleaned, colored in the recessed areas and varnished to prevent oxidation.