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Lithograph

Title:
Meredith, N. H. Railroad Station
Object Name:
Lithograph
Object ID:
1990.023.21
Creator:
McDonnell, Arch (1909-1978); Village Press Publications
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
1975
Description:
Photolithograph, Meredith, N. H. Railroad Station, after a painting by Arch McDonnell (1909-1978), 1975. Ink on paper. Locomotive approaches at left; engine number "3645", possibly the Boston and Maine; engineer looks out window with "3645" also on cab. Man stands with hands in pocket right of center foreground. Green truck at right with a sign, "-it's light-up time! / RAILWAY EXPRESS" with a clock and a pack of Luck Strike cigarettes. Rail station right background has pyramidal roof and is obscured by truck; covered platform with sign, "MEREDITH". Telegraph lines at right and left. Printed signature lower right: "ARCH Mc DONNELL". Printed inscription lower right in margin: "Meredith, N. H. Railroad Station, an original painting by Arch McDonnell / Courtesy Coca Cola Museum, Daytona Beach, Florida / � 1975 Village Press Publications, Concord, N.H." Unframed.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-11.45 W-14.45 inches
Provenance:
The donor, J. Willcox Brown (1915-2005) acquired McDonnell prints (1990.023.01-.25) from a collector in Penacook, NH.
Credit Line:
Gift of J. Willcox Brown
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