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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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Hutch table
Object Number:
1937.1293
Date:
1700-1750
Medium:
Pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 27 3/4 x 42 1/4 x 40 5/8 in. ( 70.5 x 107.3 x 103.2 cm )
Description:
Pine hutch table with circular tilting top that lifts up to reveal rectangular storage box with cyma-curved skirt; top braced by two cyma-curved battens attached to box by two spindles; trestle base consists of two solid planks shaped with cyma curves below storage area and set into sold feet with rounded ends.
Gallery Label:
Hutch tables were space savers, doubling as tables and storage bins. This one was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Provenance:
Anderson Galleries, F.W. Fuessenich Sale, October 23-24, 1925 (lot 236); The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
