Mary Nimmo Moran. 1842-1899.
The Cliff Dwellers of New York. Alternately titled, A Renaissance of Shanty Town. 1881. Etching. Klackner 14. 8 1/8 x 11 7/8. Illustrated: Prints of Nature. Poetic Etchings of Mary Nimmo Moran; Bruhn, American Etching: the 1880's. One of the artist's two urban scenes. Thomas Moran wrote to the publisher, Koehler, regarding the print: "Mrs. Moran has lately made a pretty large plate of 'The Cliff Dwellers of New York.' Shanties on the rocks in our street which were removed a few days after she had finished her etching. As you can see, it is a good field, and would have an historic value in time to come. " Signed in pencil. $2,500.
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