New York: Alas poor Bacchus.
Primary Artist
Will Dyson (1880–1938)
Title
Source
New York.
Date made
1927 – c.1929
Place made
North & Central America, United States of America, New York, New York View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
drypoint, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
30.3 x 22.7 cm (plate-mark)
Support
paper
Support size
40.7 x 30.5 cm (sheet)
Subject description
Satirical scene of unhappy group of would-be revellers on the streets of New York during the prohibition on alcohol.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
31416
Accession number
77.442
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 12, 1977/78 (1977-08-09)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from John Brackenreg, Artarmon Galleries, Sydney, 1977.
Credit line
Purchased 1977
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Dyson, Will. | (1880–1938) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013