Collection Highlights
Astor House
Date:
ca.1853-1859
Object Number:
PR.020.65.1
Medium:
Wood Engraving
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Luce Center
Church of the Holy Name, High on a Hill at the left end of the Kensico Dam, Valhalla, New York
Object Number:
1981.68
Date:
1935
Medium:
Black ink over graphite with touches of gouache on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 1/16 x 15 in. ( 56 x 38.1 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed lower right and inscribed: Valhalla 1935
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right inside image in black ink: "Vernon Howe Bailey / Valhalla / 1935"; at lower left outside image in graphite: "Valhalla -- (over) "; at lower right outside image in black ink: "church of the Holy Name"; verso inscribed at lower left in graphite: "High / on the hill at the left end / of the Kensico Dam. / the Church of the Holy Name / occupies a commanding / situation -- suggestive of Alpine Villages. / From the terrace / in front of the Church -- / Extensive vie
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Thomas W. Dewart
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
