John Sloan

American
(1871–1951)

Dragon of the Rio Grande
1922

Etching
14.25 x 18.5 x 1 in.
Museum Purchase with the Dorothy Wanlass Endowment Fund
1985.5

• black
• etching - Intaglio process in which the design is worked into an acid-resistant substance coating the metal printing plate; the plate is then exposed to acid, which etches the plate where the metal is exposed, to create lines and dark areas. For the single step of exposing the plate to acid, use "biting."
• landscape
• mountain ranges - A series of mountains or mountain ridges closely aligned in formation, direction, and age.
• people
• prints - Pictorial works produced by transferring images by means of a matrix such as a plate, block, or screen, using any of various printing processes. When emphasizing the individual printed image, use "impressions." Avoid the controversial expression "original prints," except in reference to discussions of the expression's use. If prints are neither "reproductive prints" nor "popular prints," use the simple term "prints." With regard to photographs, prefer "photographic prints"; for types of reproductions of technical drawings and documents, see terms found under "reprographic copies."
• river