Collection Highlights
Atom Bomb Hits New York City: Illustration for "Hiroshima, U.S.A." in Collier's, 5 August 1950, cover
Date:
1950
Object Number:
1956.7
Medium:
Oil on paper laid on board
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The Chess-Players -- Check Mate
Object Number:
1858.12
Date:
ca. 1836
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 43 1/4 x 56 1/4 in. ( 109.9 x 142.9 cm )
Framed: 50 in. × 70 1/8 in. × 4 3/8 in. (127 × 178.1 × 11.1 cm)
Credit Line:
Gift of The New-York Gallery of the Fine Arts
Provenance:
Luman Reed, d. 1836; Mrs. Luman Reed, New York, 1836-44; New-York Gallery of the Fine Arts, 1844-58.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
