Collection Highlights
Afternoon Hastings Landing. Palisades Rocks in Shadow, New York
Date:
1836-37
Object Number:
1952.410
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, scratching out, and touches of black ink and glazing on paper laid on brown card
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STANLEY SIMON/ THE BRONX
Object Number:
2008.18.1.8
Date:
1984
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Description:
"STANLEY SIMON/ THE BRONX." Red letters on white. Map of The Bronx (?) in blue outline , with red heart in center.
Gallery Label:
Simon was Bronx Borough President from 1979-1987. Faced with federal indictments in a major municipal scandal, he resigned in order to save his pension. He was sentenced to five years in prison.
Credit Line:
Gift of Glen Fleischman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
