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
Plate: Broadway Chatham Street City Hall
Object Number:
1939.180
Date:
ca. 1930-1939
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 10 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 26.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: on obverse: "BROADWAY, CHATHAM, St, CITY HALL,/PARK THEATRE, 1822/ OLD NEW YORK/Commemorating the/inauguration of/George Washington at/Federal Hall New York/ April 30, 1789 and the New/ York World's fair 1939/WEDGWOOD/ETRURIA/ENGLAND"
Description:
Circular earthenware plate; blue transfer printed flower and leaf border at center scene of pre-20th century New York (Broadway, Chatham St. City Hall, Park Theatre, 1822).
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
