Steeplechase Swings
Date1935, printed 1969
Artist
Reginald Marsh
(American painter, printmaker, 1898–1954)
MediumEtching
Dimensionsplate: 8 3/4 × 12 13/16 in. (22.2 × 32.5 cm)
sheet: 13 × 15 9/16 in. (33 × 39.5 cm)
sheet: 13 × 15 9/16 in. (33 × 39.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1979
Object number1979-103
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextMarsh frequently found inspiration in popular entertainments, like the ones at Coney Island. According to Marsh expert Norman Sasowsky, the artist had a pass to the Island's Steeplechase Park given to him by the park's founder George C. Tilyou.
