"Welfare Island" by Cornelius W. Van Ness, Amer., (1894-1952) Offset Lithograph with old masking tape to

with old masking tape to margin edges as is typical with prints Kent mounted himself

the crease above the figures head at left and rippling visible at the top edge of the sheet are intrinsic to it's manufacture

small discreet rubbed scrape to upper left image corner

but I found the catalogue language confusing regarding the edition

Though I was never fortunate enough to meet him

"Welfare Island" by Cornelius W. Van Ness, Amer., (1894-1952) Offset Lithograph with old masking tape toEtching, ca. 1939, Ed. unknown, but likely small, 7 x 10 15 16, very faint tape residue to top corners and margin edges recto, one tiny spot of foxing in right margin, signed, titled, and dedicated "To Dorothy and Frank from Cornelius" in pencil, on cream wove watermarked CRM FABRIANO ITALY paper. This impression was exhbitied at the landmark 1939 New York World's Fair, and the original label from the exhibition accompanies this print. Cornelius W.