Museum Collections
The Glory that was Gotham, from the Series "59th Street Drawings"
Object Number:
1976.13.35
Date:
c. 1945-46
Medium:
Brown ink and wash over graphite on paper, mounted on album page
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 10 5/8 in. ( 20.3 x 27 cm )
portfolio: 16 x 13 1/4 x 2 in. ( 40.6 x 33.7 x 5.1 cm )
Marks:
signature: lower left: "Lionel S. Reiss"
inscription: lower right: "The Glory that was Gotham"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in black ink: "Lionel S. Reiss"; inscribed at lower right in brown ink: "The Glory that was Gotham"
Description:
Cityscape details
Credit Line:
Foster-Jarvis Fund, and contribution of Harry Goldberg
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.




