Collection Highlights
Map of the Borough of Manhattan of the City of New York, showing relation between the distribution of foreign stock and negro population with the dissemination of communist and socialist propaganda during the summer of 1932
Date:
1932
Object Number:
LIB.NS11.M14.1.20
Medium:
black and color ink on paper, backed with cloth
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Doll: Cuban dancer on base
Object Number:
INV.10997
Date:
1920-1960
Medium:
Textile, wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 10.2 x 5.7 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Miniature doll in pose of dancer, mounted on blue painted stand; figure made out of brown yarn stretched over stiff armature, depicting African woman with black curly hair and embroidered facial features, dressed in pink knitted bustier and overskirt over green knitted bikini, and pink knitted shoes; multicolored shawl grasped in each hand.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
