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
Rug
Object Number:
1937.972
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Cotton, wool, burlap
Dimensions:
Overall: 25 3/4 x 48 x 1/2 in. ( 65.4 x 121.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular mixed fiber hooked rug with uncut pile and burlap foundation; floral spray with red and orange blossoms at center of beige ground with reddish streaks, with six red S-scrolls around perimeter.
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
