Collection Highlights
American Bastille
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.E458.8.M36.1870F.XL
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spring Promenade Near the Plaza Fountain at 59th Street, New York City
Object Number:
1976.10
Date:
c. 1946
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and graphite on watercolor paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 3/8 x 21 in. ( 41.6 x 53.3 cm )
mat: 23 1/4 x 27 in. ( 59.1 x 68.6 cm )
Marks:
signature: lower left: "Lionel S. Reiss"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in black ink: "Lionel S. Reiss"
Description:
Genre/cityscape
Gallery Label:
The Pulitzer Fountain with Karl Bitter's statue of "Abundance" is in the background at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street, New York City.
Credit Line:
Foster-Jarvis Fund, and contribution of Harry Goldberg
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
