Fine YWCA Drawing by Harry Fenn
Entrance to New York YWCA: pen and ink on paper, signed with monogram “HF” and dated “88”.
New York: 1888.
Price: $350.00
About the item
Fenn, Harry. Published in The Century Magazine, June 1889, p. 217. 1 vols. Image 8-1/4 x 9 inches; archivally matted with the original page showing the illustration as published. Fine YWCA Drawing by Harry Fenn. Fine. Reed, The Illustrator in America, p. 20.
Item #22743
A splendid rendering of the Romanesque facade of the New York YWCA at 7 East 15th Street, incorporating the letter H, the initial letter of the article “Certain Forms of Woman's Work for Woman”. Harry Fenn (1838-1911) was born in England and came to the United States in 1864, where he made a successful career as an engraver, painter and illustrator. Among his commissions was one from D. Appleton to travel extensively throughout the country and illustrate Picturesque America. He was one of the founders of the American Water Color Society, and was a member of Salmagundi Club and the Society of Illustrators.
