{"product_id":"maclaughlan-michigan-avenue-no-1-print","title":"Donald Shaw MacLaughlan — Michigan Avenue no. 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe avenue running away from you, with the towers stepping back one behind the other.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe document\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA long view down the avenue with the buildings receding in ranks, trees along the near kerb and a low classical block closing the right-hand side. Light is used sparingly: the sheet is mostly line, and the sky is left almost bare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the plates of \u003cem\u003eTen Etched Plates of Chicago\u003c\/em\u003e, the portfolio MacLaughlan made in 1931. The Smithsonian holds eight of the ten plus the frontispiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the artist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDonald Shaw MacLaughlan (1876–1938) was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and died in Marrakesh. He spent three decades etching the old cities of Europe — Rouen, Venice, Paris — and in Chicago he was represented by the Albert Roullier Art Galleries. In 1931, at fifty-five, he made twelve views of Chicago. The following year he took a prize at the Society of Etchers annual in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe print\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted to order and made to last. Choose \u003cstrong\u003eMuseum Matte\u003c\/strong\u003e (heavyweight matte art paper) or \u003cstrong\u003eFine Art Giclée\u003c\/strong\u003e (Hahnemühle cotton paper — the archival standard). The Métrica museum caption — artist, title, date and source — is printed \u003cem\u003eas part of the piece\u003c\/em\u003e, set in our house type. Free US shipping on orders over $75.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:12px;color:#6b5c4e;\"\u003eDonald Shaw MacLaughlan · \u003cem\u003eMichigan Avenue no. 1\u003c\/em\u003e, etching, 1931. Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1974.85.83. Public domain (CC0).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Métrica","offers":[{"title":"Museum Matte \/ A3","offer_id":49073024303204,"sku":"GLOBAL-FAP-A3","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Giclée \/ A3","offer_id":49073024335972,"sku":"GLOBAL-HPR-A3","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Museum Matte \/ A2","offer_id":49073024368740,"sku":"GLOBAL-FAP-A2","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Giclée \/ A2","offer_id":49073024401508,"sku":"GLOBAL-HPR-A2","price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0661\/2202\/3012\/files\/ea2847604649e84a72f5fe481d3d1093.jpg?v=1787753604","url":"https:\/\/shop.metrica.art\/products\/maclaughlan-michigan-avenue-no-1-print","provider":"Métrica","version":"1.0","type":"link"}