Sailfish
Sailfish

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Sailfish,

1938

Henry White Cannon Jr., American
x1939-126

Information

Title
Sailfish
Dates

1938

Maker
Henry White Cannon Jr.
Medium

Woodcut

Dimensions

block: 12.7 x 12.6 cm. (5 x 4 15/16 in.)
sheet: 17.4 x 16.8 cm. (6 7/8 x 6 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Henry White Cannon Jr.

Object Number
x1939-126
Signatures

Initialed in block, lower left: HC
Initialed and dated in graphite, lower right: HWC / jr 1938

Inscription

Titled in graphite, lower left: Sailfish

Culture
American
Type
prints, woodcuts
Subject
fish, fishermen (people), figures (representations), men, boats, piers (marine landings)

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