Longshore Men
James McNeill Whistler American
Not on view
When Whistler moved to London from Paris in 1859 he found lodgings in a wharf district below Tower Bridge. Commercial activity along the Thames, whose banks were densely lined with warehouses, became a frequent source of inspiration with this image centered on figures in a pub or "ordinary" (cheap restaurant) seated around long wooden tables. Longshore men did a variety of jobs along the river, most often unloading goods from ships and barges. The Met's two other impressions of this print are 83.1.20 and 17.3.38.
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