Before the Storm
Datec. 1940
Artist
Gertrude Howland Balch
(American printmaker and watercolorist, 1909–1964)
MediumEtching and aquatint with hand applied watercolor
Dimensionsplate: 7 15/16 × 9 3/4 in. (20.2 × 24.8 cm)
sheet: 9 7/16 × 12 1/2 in. (24 × 31.8 cm)
sheet: 9 7/16 × 12 1/2 in. (24 × 31.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1987
Object number1987-176
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextBalch was a local printmaker. Her colorful images often depict scenes of city life, especially in the African American neighborhoods of Wilmington, Delaware.