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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Chance Meeting
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Chance Meeting

Artist Martin Lewis (American, 1881-1962)
Manufacturer Society of American Etchers
CultureAmerican
DateMarch 1941
MediumDrypoint on laid paper
DimensionsOverall, Image: 10 5/16 × 7 3/8 in. (26.2 × 18.7 cm)
Overall, Sheet: 15 1/2 × 10 11/16 in. (39.4 × 27.1 cm)
Overall, Mat: 19 x 14 in. (48.3 x 35.6 cm)
InscribedInitialed on plate, lower left: "M.L." Signed in graphite below platemark, lower right: "Martin Lewis-."
Credit LineGift of Mr. Eugene L. Garbaty
Object number54.42.24
Not on view
DescriptionMan and woman meeting on a sidewalk outside of a brightly lit shop window.