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Image size: 8.8 X 6 inches. Signed in pencil & annotated with title & "Imp.in & "proof", printed with uniform plate tone on grayish laid paper, 1.0 - 1.2 inch margins. Near fine condition. Free shipping to US address. (491733, bx64) Note: Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Franklin Townsend Morgan studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y., & the Art Students League in New York City. He was later appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as the second director of the Key West artists group working under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Morgan was an accomplished printmaker & his etchings often depict the Key West, Florida area in meticulous detail. Morgan's work is part of the permanent collections of several notable institutions including New York Public Library, Library of Congress, & the Treasury Department of the United States. As well as Museums in New Jersey & Pennsylvania, & the Key West Art & Historical Society Customs House Museum. (source: David Cook Galleries) References Franklin Townsend Morgan | American, 1882-1965, "Old Bags", C.1930, Etching, Pencil Signed
