The Nubble Light, Maine

Cape Neddick Light Station, almost universally called the Nubble, stands on a small rocky islet off the headland at York, Maine, separated from the mainland by a narrow channel. The white tower, attached covered walkway, and red-roofed keeper's house occupy almost the entire islet, presenting a compact architectural composition nearly surrounded by water. Early's etching treats the Nubble in the same sectional, architectural mode as her Irish lighthouses, with the building read first as a structural object and only secondarily as a pictorial subject. Aquatint provides the tonal mass of rock and sea while etched line registers the rooflines and gallery handrails. The Nubble is among the most photographed lighthouses on the American east coast, and Early's print pointedly avoids the conventional postcard view, working instead toward a quieter architectural reading. It belongs alongside Bass Harbor and Portland Headlight in her Maine sequence of 2024.