Rising Sun
- Description
- Aquatint etching by Richard Sloat titled Rising Sun, 1977. The print depicts the Lower East Side: the view is looking down Henry Street towards lower Manhattan with the Twin Towers in the background. The street is lined with tenement buildings and parked cars. A flock of birds is in the foreground.
- Historical Notes
- Artist Richard Sloat lived in a loft apartment in the Lower East Side with his partner, Su-Li Hung. The two had met in the early 1970s at the Art Students League of New York. Often using the Twin Towers in their work, the couple initially earned a livable income by selling prints of their art on the streets of New York. Versions of Rising Sun are in the collections of the New-York Historical Society, the Library of Congress, and the National Academy of Design. The etching is also reproduced as an illustration in two books: Impressions of New York by Marilyn Symmes and A Short History of New York (3rd edition) by Joanne Reitano.
- Accession Number: C.2019.173.1
- Dimensions: 24 in X 18 in
- Dimensions (Metric): 60.96 cm X 45.72 cm
- Source: Richard Sloat
- Credit Line: Gift of the artists, Richard Sloat and Su-Li Hung
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