Lithograph

Title:

Nashua, N.H. Railroad Station

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1995.094.02

Creator:

McDonnell, Arch (1909-1978)Artist; Village Press Publications

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1975 published

Description:

Photolithograph, Nashua, N.H. Railroad Station, after a painting by Arch McDonnell (1909-1978), 1975. Ink on paper. Painting of busy train station scene on a snowy day, with two trains (one on each edge of image), two busses, one automobile, and numerous passengers -- all men wearing hats. The station is signed "NASHUA UNION STATION". The train on right is numbered "1402"; both busses are signed "NASHUA". Text in lower right margin below printed image, "Nashua, N. H. Railroad Station, an original painting by Arch McDonnell / Courtesy of Nashua Historical Society, Nashua, N. H. / © 1975 Village Press Publications, Concord, N. H." Artist's signature, "Arch McDonnell" in black marker above reprint signature, lower right corner. Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-11.5 W-14.4 inches

Provenance:

Gift of Pauline Perry, Concord, NH. She purchased series of Arch McDonnell New Hampshire railroad reprints at Village Press and had the prints signed by the artist at that time.
Arch McDonnell (1910-1978), Concord, NH. Known for tempera paintings of New Hampshire railroad stations, as well as photo-offset lithos of same.
Village Press, Concord, NH. Published photo-offset litho series of Arch McDonnell paintings.

Credit Line:

Gift of Pauline Perry

People:

Perry, Pauline (1924-2016), McDonnell, Arch (1909-1978)

Subjects:

Nashua, NH, Nashua Union Station, Railroad Station