Following the example of historic expeditionary artists, James Lancel McElhinney’s landscape journals 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. The centerpiece of an eponymous exhibition at Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia,. O.T.W. The Schuylkill River, the limited edition, follows the success of Needlewatcher Editions 2017 debut publication Hudson Highlands: North River Suite Volume One. Most recent publications include Grand River Sketchbook, published in 2020, and The Palisades: North River Suite Volume Two. which was featured in the exhibition James McElhinney: Discover the Hudson Anew, at the Hudson River Museum from September 2019 to February 2020. Needlewatcher Editions 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
City of Philadelphia. Water Department Archives.
University of Denver. Library Special Collections. Denver Colorado
Free Library of Philadelphia. Print and Picture Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Hudson River Museum, Yonkers New York
Huntington Library and Museum, San Marino, California
Independence Seaport Museum
Newberry Library. Chicago, Illinois
New York Public Library. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photography
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Archives and Special Collections
Swarthmore College, Swarthmore PA
Temple University. Samuel L. Paley Library Special Collections
West Point Museum, United States Military Academy
Yale Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. New Haven CT,
And in private collections in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New Zealand and Japan.
Needlewatcher Editions is a registered alias of Needlewatcher LLC that publishes fine press books and limited-edition prints. Here are a few of our projects:
GRAND RIVER SKETCHBOOK. Limited edition of twenty-five (25)
THE PALISADES: NORTH RIVER SUITE VOLUME TWO. LImited edition of fifty (50)
O.T.W. ON THE WATER: THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER. Limited-edition of fifty (50)
HUDSON HIGHLANDS: NORTH RIVER SUITE VOLUME ONE. Limited edition of fifty (50)
