Collection Highlights
President Lincoln at Home, Reading the scriptures to his son and wife
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.52
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Paintings
The Battery from Governor's Island, NYC
Object Number:
1938.426
Date:
1904
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 x 31 in. ( 50.8 x 78.7 cm )
Marks:
signed and inscribed: in lower left corner: "Carlton T. Chapman"
inscribed: on reverse in pencil: "The Battery N.Y. City from/Governors Island-Morning Oct. 1904"
Description:
Painting that depicts the view of the Battery from Governor's Island; motor boat with several figures docked at a pier in foreground; freighter with smokestack in background; New York City skyline in background.
Gallery Label:
Another example of Chapman's work depicting the busy New York City port and the many different types of vessels at work there.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Carlton T.Chapman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
