The Moras' Warehouses, North Pier Atlantic Dock, Brooklyn, New York (recto); The Revelation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (verso)
On the verso of the sheet, a woodcut shows a nun kneeling before an altar supporting the host with Jesus at right, revealing his Sacred Heart. This is St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, a French sister, who experienced this vision in 1673-75 and left a detailed record in her diary. Text at the bottom of the print is signed by the Irish American priest Father Drumgoole, who ran ministries that cared for homeless and orphaned children on the streets of New York, particularly newsboys. The missions he established in Manhattan in 1879-81 and on Staten Island in 1882 were funded largely by a newsletter "The Homeless Child and Messenger of St. Joseph's Union" (1877-) which developed a worldwide circulation. This print likely was issued in that publication since its text stresses that it is not for individual sale.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Moras' Warehouses, North Pier Atlantic Dock, Brooklyn, New York (recto); The Revelation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (verso)
- Printer: Printer (recto), W. H. Arthur & Co. (American, New York)
- Subject: Subject (recto), Mora & Navarro & Mora & Nephew (American, active New York, 1858–61)
- Subject: Related to verso Rev. John Christopher Drumgoole (American (born Ireland), 1816–1888)
- Date: 1858–85
- Medium: Etching and engraving on chine collé (recto), wood engraving (verso)
- Dimensions: Sheet: 18 7/8 × 13 3/4 in. (48 × 35 cm)
Chine (recto): 11 5/16 × 16 1/8 in. (28.8 × 41 cm)
Image and sheet (verso): 12 3/8 × 8 7/8 in. (31.5 × 22.5 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
- Object Number: 54.90.1612a, b
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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