Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1776.4
Medium:
Paper, broadside
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Study for a Cartoon: Rue de Le Visitation
Object Number:
2000.821
Date:
1959
Medium:
Black ink, gray wash, and red watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/2 x 10 in. ( 31.8 x 25.4 cm )
Marks:
black ink: upper right: "Wyeth/ mai/ 59"
black ink: left center: "Rue de/ LeVisitation"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper right in black ink: "Wyeth / Mai / 59 / ."; at middle left of center: "rue de / le Visitation"
Description:
Figures: Parisian street scene with prostitutes, an approaching sailor, and a black cat.
Gallery Label:
Oscar Fabres (1894-1959) was a Chilean artist and illustrator who lived in New York.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Oscar Fabres through the estate Francine Salmon
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
