"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

who traveled and studied widely in the 30's and 40's and also specialized in skiing subjects teaching the sport himself

signed & titled and numbered 20 in pencil

but I found the catalogue language confusing regarding the edition

"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.