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William Nicholson — London Types: Sandwich-Man
William Nicholson

London Types: Sandwich-Man

1898

Economic hardship becomes art as Nicholson transforms a struggling advertising-bearer into a powerful symbol of urban survival.

Medium
woodcut hand-colored with watercolor

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William Nicholson, London Types: Sandwich-Man, 1898

Economic hardship becomes art as Nicholson transforms a struggling advertising-bearer into a powerful symbol of urban survival.

Medium
woodcut hand-colored with watercolor
Year
1898
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Hand-Colored, Watercolor, Figure, 19th Century, Street Scene, Illustrative, Urban, Portrait, Woodcut, British

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