The Fair / James McNeill Whistler
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.451
- Title
- The Fair
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph, printed in black ink laid down on heavy wove paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1894-1895
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
- Inscription
- On the stone, u.r.: Butterfly monogram
- Dimensions
- 23.6 cm x 15.9 cm (9 5/16 in. x 6 1/4 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Physical Description
- A group of booths along a street, shown at night, occupy the right side of the image; beyond, at upper left, is a three-story building that closes off the composition. Figures in the street look towards the booths where light and other figures are congregated.
- Subject Matter
- Whistler spent time in Lime Regis along the Dorsetshire coast and it is believed that this is the Onion Mraket in Old Shambles Place in Lime Regis.
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 979 x 1393
- File Size
- 131 KB
- Record
- 1954/1.451
- Link to this Item
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"The Fair; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.451/1954_1.451.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.
