The Converter at Night

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The Converter at Night

Louise Miller Boyer
(1890 - 1976)
artist

Object Type

Print

Medium

Drypoint on paper

Date

ca. 1934

Dimensions

137 x 112 mm (image)

Credit

Gift of Helen King Boyer

Accession Number

1988.34.8
buildings (structures)*, chimneys (architectural elements)*, smoke*, water*
  • 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 History

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 to 3/8/2008
Collecting to Teach: The Extraordinary Legacy of Joseph A. Haller, S.J., 10/31/2009 to 3/14/2010
Undiscovered Printmakers: Hidden Treasures at Georgetown University Library, 1/11/2016 to 4/10/2016

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