Museum Collections
Luce Center
Flags on 57th Street, Winter 1918
Object Number:
1984.68
Date:
1918
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. ( 90.8 x 60.3 cm )
frame: 42 1/2 x 30 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 108 x 77.5 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "Childe HASSAM 1918"
Gallery Label:
The work represents a bird's-eye view of 57th Street and Sixth Avenue as seen from Hassam's studio at 130 West 57th Street. It is part of a series of flag paintings that Hassam exhibited in 1919.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Julia B. Engel
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.