Engraved woodblock of "Marble Canyon"
- Description
- This engraved woodblock of "Marble Canyon” was prepared by engraver Edward Bookhout (1844-1886) and the Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C.; the print was published in 1875 as Figure 26 (p.77) in Report of the Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and Its Tributaries. Explored in 1869, 1870, 1871, and 1872, under the direction of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution by John Wesley Powell (1834-1902). Thomas Moran (1837-1926) accompanied Powell on his expedition and drew the original image.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- block
- Object Type
- Wood Engraving
- date made
- 1875
- original artist
- Moran, Thomas
- publisher
- Bureau of American Ethnology
- printer
- Government Printing Office
- author
- Powell, John Wesley
- graphic artist
- Bookhout, Edward
- block maker
- V. W. & Co.
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- engraving (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 13 cm x 6.3 cm x 2.3 cm; 5 1/8 in x 2 1/2 in x 7/8 in
- place made
- United States: District of Columbia, Washington
- Associated Place
- United States: New York, New York
- ID Number
- 1980.0219.0259
- catalog number
- 1980.0219.0259
- accession number
- 1980.0219
- subject
- Art
- Cultures & Communities
- Science & Mathematics
- Natural Resources
- Communications
- Wood Blocks for early Bureau of American Ethnology Publications, Graphic Arts Collection
- Wood Engravings, Graphic Arts Collection
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Graphic Arts
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
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