"Rooftops & Fire Escapes" by John Howard Benson, Amer., (1901-1956) New Acquisition paved the way for the

paved the way for the French Etching Revival in the mid-nineteenth century which lead to the American Etching Revival shortly thereafter

being sentimental I own my own impression of this print

on thick stiff warm white wove paper

the form of the nude standing out in relief

in "Under The Geenwood Tree"

"Rooftops & Fire Escapes" by John Howard Benson, Amer., (1901-1956) New Acquisition paved the way for theTransfer Lithograph, 1922, ed. unknown, 9 13 16 x 7 7 16, signed & dated in pencil, on thin cream parchment paper, with losses and tape residue to the tips of margin corners well away from image. Based in Newport, Rhode Island, John Howard Benson was trained in watercolor and printmaking, and achieved national renown for his lettering and stone cutting. He received many awards during his career and an honorary Master of Arts degree from Yale