The Converter at Night
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The Converter at Night
ca. 193420th century
137 x 112 mm
Louise Miller Boyer, American, (1890–1976)
Object Type:
Print
Creation Place:
North America, United States, Pennsylvania
Medium and Support:
Drypoint on paper
Credit Line:
Gift of Helen King Boyer
Accession Number:
1988.34.8
Current Location:
Lauinger Library : 5 - Fifth floor : BFCSC : Stacks
Keywords
Click a term to view the records with the same keyword- buildings (structures) - Structures, generally enclosed, that are used or intended to be used for sheltering an activity or occupancy.
- chimneys (architectural elements) - Vertical noncombustible structures containing flues for drawing off into the outside air products of combustion from, for example, stoves, fireplaces, and furnaces.
- smoke - Refers to the gaseous products of burning materials, especially of organic origin, made visible by the presence of small particles of carbonaceous matter.
- water - A liquid made up of molecules of hydrogen and oxygen (HO2). When pure, it is colorless, tasteless, and odorless. It exists in gaseous, liquid, and solid forms; it is liquid at room temperature. It is the liquid of which seas, lakes, and rivers are composed, and which falls as rain. Water is one of the most plentiful and essential of compounds. It is vital to life, participating in virtually every process that occurs in plants and animals. One of its most important properties is its ability to dissolve many other substances. The versatility of water as a solvent is essential to living organisms. The term "water" is typically used to refer to the liquid form of this compound; for the solid or gaseous forms, use "ice" or "water vapor."
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Exhibition List
- This Print is Your Print, This Print is My Print: A Student-Curated Selection of American 20th-Century Prints from Georgetown Library 12/3/2007 - 3/8/2008
- Collecting to Teach: The Extraordinary Legacy of Joseph A. Haller, S.J. 10/31/2009 - 3/14/2010
- Undiscovered Printmakers: Hidden Treasures at Georgetown University Library 1/11/2016 - 4/10/2016
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