Tangier

1913

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Men on horses and donkeys traverse a desert in the foreground, while Tangier, a coastal city in Morocco, North Africa, is on the right. The distant coast of Spain is visible on the left.

Artwork Details

Title: Tangier
Artist: James McBey (British, Newburgh 1883–1959 Tangier)
Date: 1913
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Plate: 6 3/8 × 11 7/16 in. (16.2 × 29.1 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/16 × 12 3/8 in. (20.5 × 31.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Object Number: 17.3.789
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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