{"product_id":"maclaughlan-the-wacker-drive-print","title":"Donald Shaw MacLaughlan — The Wacker Drive","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNight, the river, and a single lit tower burning through the plate.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe document\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe darkest sheet MacLaughlan pulled in Chicago. The plate is inked almost solid, the bridge and the embankment are barely readable, and one tower stands lit at the centre with the glow spreading out into the sky. Everything else is held back so that it can.\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\u003eThe Wacker Drive\u003c\/em\u003e, etching, 1931. Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1974.85.86. Public domain (CC0).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Métrica","offers":[{"title":"Museum Matte \/ A3","offer_id":49073024565348,"sku":"GLOBAL-FAP-A3","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Giclée \/ A3","offer_id":49073024598116,"sku":"GLOBAL-HPR-A3","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Museum Matte \/ A2","offer_id":49073024630884,"sku":"GLOBAL-FAP-A2","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Giclée \/ A2","offer_id":49073024663652,"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\/a5093628433264eee1b924ceeb2c727b.jpg?v=1787753613","url":"https:\/\/shop.metrica.art\/products\/maclaughlan-the-wacker-drive-print","provider":"Métrica","version":"1.0","type":"link"}