Primary Artist

Will Dyson (1880–1938)

Title

New York: Alas poor Bacchus.

Date made

1927 – c.1929

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

drypoint, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

30.3 x 22.7 cm (plate-mark)

Subject description

Satirical scene of unhappy group of would-be revellers on the streets of New York during the prohibition on alcohol.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

31416

Creators

Dyson, Will. | (1880–1938) Australian | Male | artist