1128 French Street

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1128 French Street
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1128 French Street

Datec. 1940
MediumEtching and aquatint with hand applied watercolor
Dimensionsplate: 7 15/16 × 9 3/4 in. (20.2 × 24.8 cm)
sheet: 9 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (24.1 × 31.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1987
Object number1987-173
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Label TextBalch was a local printmaker. Her colorful images often depict scenes of city life, especially in the African American neighborhoods of Wilmington, Delaware. When she was working, in the 1920s through the 1950s, the city was deeply segregated.