NEGRO LABORERS AT WORK UNDER THE "STORM KING," HUDSON RIVER
Entry/Object ID
L.2007.249
Description
Page from Harper's Weekly with a wood engraving of men working on the edge of a mountain with an inset of a second view: a line of text along the top separated from the image with two lines reads, "572; HARPER'S WEEKLY.; AUGUST 20, 1881."; a group of African-American men wield pick-axes on a rock-face of a mountain; the foremost man has a rope tied around his chest and holds his pick-axe over his shoulder; boulders fall in the bottom left; in bottom right is the Hudson River, with a steamboat and sailboats; inset into this image is a second river view of horse-drawn carts at the foot of a cliff on the banks of the River, this inset is captioned, "North of Cornwall-on-Hudson."; below the image is printed, "NEGRO LABORERS AT WORK UNDER THE "STORM KING," HUDSON RIVER. - DRAWN BY JOHN ALEXANDER. - [SEE PAGE 574.]"; recto is a page of text.
Artwork Details
Medium
Paper; ink
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
John Alexander
Attribution
Artist
Manufacturer
Harper's Weekly
Date made
Aug 20, 1881
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
15-5/8 in
Width
11 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 15 5/8 x 11 in. (39.7 x 27.9 cm)
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Slight discoloration along edges; writing in pencil, top right; miniscule tears along bottom edge; small tears and creases along left edge; surface slightly soiled; hinged to mat with two pieces of adhesive tape along top edge.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William Diebold
Notes
Former owner
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
Diebold Box #9
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B9