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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Peepshow
Object Number:
INV.8084
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 7 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 14.6 x 18.4 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
printed: on flaps of paper extending into window of peepshow: "ST MARCUS PLATZ/in/VENEDIG"
Description:
Cardboard and paper peep-show or "perspective" showing St. Mark's Square in Venice; green cardboard box with an oval window in center surrounded by a printed frame with theatrical masks and scrollwork; interior with accordion folds decorated with hand-colored printed scenes showing a perspective view of a street leading to St. Mark's Square with St. Mark's Cathedral and the Campanile.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
