A black-and-white print of city skyscrapers and architecture as seen from an ant's-eye view.

The Vertical Mile Chicago

Gerald Geerlings (1897-1998)

Date

1932
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Etching
Dimensions

Image: 12 3/8 x 9 3/16 in.
Sheet: 17 1/4 x 11 5/8 in.
Edition

3/3 TP
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l. in plate: THE VERTICAL MILE, 1932
l.l. beneath image, in graphite: Final state; 1st of 3 trial proofs. Excellent impression.
l.r. beneath image, signed in graphite: Gerald K. Geerlings
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1986.18
Copyright

Status undetermined

Location: Off view

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