Love Lane, Brooklyn

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Love Lane, Brooklyn

Katherine Merrill
(1876 - 1962)
artist

Object Type

Print

Medium

Etching on paper

Dimensions

288 x 368 mm

Credit

Art Collection purchase, 1992

Accession Number

1992.8.17

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Exhibition History

Manhattan Etcetera: Prints from the University's Collections Featuring the Mezzotints of Frederick W. Mershimer, 8/28/1992 to 10/7/1992