Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-225
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
St. Paul Building, 220-22 Broadway (Southeast Corner at Ann Street), New York City
Object Number:
1952.323
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink, with selective glazing and touches of gouache on paper laid on canvas mounted on a strainer
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 5/8 x 22 3/8 x 1 in. ( 77.8 x 56.8 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
inscribed: lower left: "$$$"
Inscriptions:
Stylized monogram in black ink at lower left possibly: "SH" or "HSH"
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. George J. Kennedy
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
