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The Vertical Mile (Chicago 1932)

Print
1932 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Etching depicting, on the right, the London Guarantee Building, North Michigan Avenue, Chicago. On the left is a view looking down Michigan Avenue.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Vertical Mile (Chicago 1932) (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching on paper
Brief description
Print by Gerald K. Geerlings, 'The Vertical Mile (Chicago 1932),' etching, United States, 1932
Physical description
Etching depicting, on the right, the London Guarantee Building, North Michigan Avenue, Chicago. On the left is a view looking down Michigan Avenue.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.375in
  • Width: 9.0625in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Gerald K. Geerlings.' (Signed in pencil)
  • (Lettered with title)
Credit line
Given by the artist
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933
Collection
Accession number
E.3277-1932

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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