Collection Highlights
Atom Bomb Hits New York City: Illustration for "Hiroshima, U.S.A." in Collier's, 5 August 1950, cover
Date:
1950
Object Number:
1956.7
Medium:
Oil on paper laid on board
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Luce Center
View of Astoria, Long Island [New York]: From the New York Side: Study for a Lithograph
Object Number:
1899.3
Date:
c. 1862
Medium:
Black ink wash and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 15 1/4 in. ( 26.7 x 38.7 cm )
mat: 16 x 20 in. ( 40.6 x 50.8 cm )
Marks:
inscription: lower right: "Astoria, L.I."
inscription: verso, upper right: "Original drawing by Fanny Palmer"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Astoria L.I."; below: "Nov 20/99 3.00"; verso inscribed at upper left: "original drawing by Fanny Palmer."
Description:
Landscape
Gallery Label:
This is a view across the East River from Manhattan Island. The steamboat Sylvan Grove, which was built in 1858, ran from Peck's Slip, New York City, to Harlem until 1882.
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
