O.T.W. On The Water THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER: A suite of seven archival digital prints of journal-paintings by James Lancel McElhinney, published by Needlewatcher Editions on October 25, 2018.
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Inspired by expeditionary artists, from Jacques le Moyne and John White to J.M.W. Turner, John-James Audubon, Seth Eastman and Thomas Moran, Delaware Valley native James Lancel McElhinney has revived the practice of journal-painting during trips to Europe, Hawaii, Ecuador, Peru, California, the Rocky Mountains, the American Southwest, the Hudson Valley, and now the Schuylkill River, as it flows through Fairmount Park. Reviving practices employed by such traveler-artists as Benjamin Henry Latrobe, William and Thomas Birch, Joshua Rowley Watson, Nicolino Calyo, James Lancel McElhinney returned to Philadelphia to explore its Hidden River, call attention to its environmental priorities, explore its history and celebrate its beauty. Works from the project O.T.W. The Schuylkill River was featured in an exhibition at Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia, that opened on October 24, 2018 ands remained on view until January 5, 2020. Following the examples of these late-18th and early 19th-century artists, McElhinney’s works have been reinterpreted as suites of prints, which can be enjoyed in the form of an unbound book, or framed for display on the wall. Fine Press limited editions by Needlewatcher LLC can be found in the following collections:
Albany Institute of History and Art
Avery Fine Art and Architecture Library, Columbia University
Boscobel House and Gardens, Garrison, New York
University of Denver. Library Special Collections. Denver Colorado
Free Library of Philadelphia. Print Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Print Collection
Hudson River Museum, Yonkers New York
Huntington Library and Museum, San Marino, California
Newberry Library. Chicago, Illinois
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Swarthmore College Library Special Collections
Temple University Library Special Collections
West Point Museum, United States Military Academy
Yale Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. New Haven Connecticut,
And private collections in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, New Zealand, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
CONTENTS
O.T.W. The Schuylkill River, a suite of seven (7) numbered, signed and dated archival digital prints. Loosely bound in a fine cloth-covered Solander (clamshell) box, this suite of prints is accompanied by a descriptive chapbook. The edition is composed of 100% archival materials and limited to fifty (50) copies. Below is a selection of journal-paintings included in the deluxe limited edition.
Under the Pennsylvania Railroad Connecting Railway Bridge. Sheet size 11 x 14 inches; Image size 3.5 x 10.5 inches
Cherry Trees Beside Three Angels: Sheet size 11 x 14 inches; Image size 3.5 x 10.5 inches
Lone Oarsman off Three Angels.Sheet size 11 x 14 inches; Image size 3.5 x 10.5 inches
Columbia Double.Sheet size 11 x 14 inches; Image size 3.5 x 10.5 inches
Sunset, Columbia Bridge.Sheet size 11 x 14 inches; Image size 3.5 x 10.5 inches
Under Strawberry Mansion Bridge. Sheet size 11 x 14 inches; Image size 3.5 x 10.5 inches
Twin Stone. Sheet size 11 x 14 inches; Image size 3.5 x 10.5 inches
The open Solander box with title-page and two of the archival pigment prints visible.
James McElhinney painting next to the Dragon Boat dock, 2018
James Lancel McElhinney is a visual historian, author and publisher, known for his investigations of American rivers and battlefields. The Delaware Valley native attended Tyler School of Art, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and Yale. He is a recipient of a 2017 Pollock-Krasner Grant., and an artist fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. McElhinney is listed on the Master Artist Council of the Arthur Miller Foundation. The exhibition O.T.W: The Schuylkill River opened on October 24, 2018, at Independence Seaport Museum, as the inaugural exhibition in a contemporary art-space complementing the museum’s new River Alive galleries. McElhinney lives in Manhattan and the Champlain Valley with his wife, historian, author and curator Dr. Katherine Manthorne, and a feline named Maeve. His website is www.mcelhinneyart.com
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