Orr, Louis (American/French, 1879-1961), Heinz Memorial Chapel, University of Pittsburgh, PA, etching on paper, pencil signed at lower right. Unframed. Sheet size 23 x 18.25 inches; plate size 17.5 x 13.75 inches. Master etcher and celebrated American artist Louis Orr was born May 19, 1876 in Hartford, Connecticut to a long line of printers. He was trained in the family craft from a young age. He studied at the Art Students League and at the Academie Julian in Paris, under Jean Paul Laurens. Among his achievements, Louis Orr was the first living American printmaker to be exhibited and collected by the government of France for the Louvre Art Museum. Moreover, he was awarded a knighthood in France in 1919 (Legion of Honor, Chevalier) and later bestowed the higher honor of Officer of the French Legion of Honor in 1930 for his heroic images of Reims Cathedral during World War I.                                                                                                                           

The piece was recently professionally cleaned. It is in good condition, apart from one stain on the right margin. Merchandise will be packed and transported by the purchaser at their own risk and expense. A list of recommended shippers is on our website: https://www.conceptgallery.com/auctions/shipping/.