Collection Highlights
"Columbia Demands Her Children"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.30
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Drawings
The Brooklyn Bridge from the East River Looking North, New York
Object Number:
1905.311
Date:
after 1886
Medium:
Black ink, white gouache, and graphite on photo-sensitive paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 13 1/2 in. ( 21 x 34.3 cm )
mat: 10 x 14 in. ( 25.4 x 35.6 cm )
Marks:
inscription: lower right: "Bridges/15"
inscription: lower center: "Reduce to 8 inches 21820 May 22 special/Jan 2105 350"
Inscriptions:
Various publication annotations outside image
Description:
Cityscape
Gallery Label:
Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge began in 1870, and the bridge was formally opened to the public in 1883. This is a view north on the East River. New York is at the left, Brooklyn at the right.
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
