Excursion Boat

Print

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Excursion Boat

Entry/Object ID

2026.09.54

Description

Soft ground and aquatint

Type of Print

Etching, Aquatint

Artwork Details

Medium

ink, Paper

Acquisition

Accession

2026.09

Source or Donor

Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

George Overbury "Pop" Hart

Role

Artist

Date made

1925

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

New York City, NY

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

lower left below plate

Transcription

PW 28 Excursion Boat

Material/Technique

Pencil, Written

Type

Inscription

Location

lower center below plate

Transcription

Etching - Soft G[?] and aquatint Reproduced in Fine Prints of [illegible] 1925

Material/Technique

Pencil, Written

Type

Signature

Location

lower right below plate

Transcription

Pop [insigna] Hart

Material/Technique

Pencil, Written

Type

Inscription, Date

Location

lower left recto

Transcription

Dec 5 1928 [D.G.]

Translation

possibly date of purchase and gallery Downtown Gallery

Material/Technique

Stamped, Ink

Dimensions

Dimension Description

plate

Height

10-1/4 in

Width

13-1/2 in

Provenance

Notes

Downtown Gallery, New York City; Professor Edward Akeley (1894-1984) and Mrs. Anna Akeley (1904-2004), West Lafayette, Indiana; donated to Purdue University Archives; transferred to Purdue University Galleries