Alan Horton Crane (1901-1969) was born in Brooklyn, New York and attended the Pratt Institute. He went on to become a noted printmaker and book illustrator. Crane was well known particularly for his renderings of New England. He was a member of the Salmagundi Club, Audubon Artists, Society of American Graphic Artists, Philadelphia Water color Club, Washington Print Makers, Print Club of Albany, Prairie Print Makers, Guild of Boston Artists, Rockport Art Association and the North Shore Arts Association.
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A lithograph entitled "Guanajuato Street" by Alan Crane. The lithograph depicts a street staircase with two story buildings on each side of the staircase. Pedestrians are sitting on or walking up the street staircase. Crane, Alan - American (Illinois), 1934 address was Brooklyn, New York "Guanajuato Street" Reference: Mallet Library of Reproductions, Hackensack, N. J.
"Indian Laurels" by Alan Crane. A lithograph of trees with a small building behind the trees and a mountain in the background. Crane, Alan - American (Illinois), 1934 address was Brooklyn, New York. "Indian Laurels" Reference: Mallett Library of Reproductions, Hackensack, N. J.
Date: 1959