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Albert Sway
Cincinnati Ohio Ida Street cityscape drawing WPA era

ca. 1935

$300
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A$466.18
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Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Cincinnati Cityscape, ca. 1935. Ink on paper measures 8 x 10 inches. Signed lower right. No damage or conservation. Birth place: Cincinnati, OH Addresses: Cincinnati, OH; NYC Profession: Painter, illustrator, etcher, lithographer, cartoonist, teacher Studied: Cincinnati Art Acad.; ASL Exhibited: AIC, 1936, 1938; PAFA Ann., 1936; Corcoran Gal biennial, 1939; GGE, 1939; Paris Salon, 1937; Stockholm, Sweden, 1937-38; Soc. Indep. Artists, 1938; WFNY, 1939; SAE; LOC, 1943-45; Albright-Knox Art Gal., 1951; SAGA, 1951-on; Royal Soc. Painters, Etchers & Engravers, London, England, 1954; Am.-Japan Contemporary Print Exhib., Tokyo, 1967. Awards: first prize in graphics, Cincinnati Mus. Assn., 1939. Member: Cincinnati Assn. Prof. Art; Cincinnati AC; SAE; SAGA Work: MMA; NYPL; CI; Penn. State Univ.; Soc. New York Hospitals. Comments: Contributor: cartoons in Saturday Review, New Yorker. Publications: illustrator, Lamb's Sectional Histories of New York State," Frank E. Richards; illustrator of filmstrips on New York State history produced by Our York State, NY, 1950-; medical illustrator, "A Syllabus for Health Visitors," Navajo Tribal Council, Arizona, 1960; medical illustrator, "Respiratory Diseases," Nat. Tuberculosis Assn., 1961; medical illustrator, "Hepatic Excretory Function" (ser. filmstrips), Am. Gastroenterol Assn., 1972; also medical illustrator in science journals. Teaching: instructor of drawing & painting, New York Hospital Lg., 1963-64. Provenance: Directly from the estate of Irma Sway, wife of artist.
  • Creator:
    Albert Sway (1913 - 2003, American)
  • Creation Year:
    ca. 1935
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 8 in (20.32 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Wilton Manors, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU24529841062

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