Collection Highlights
Mayor George B. McClellan at the controls of the first subway train, October 27, 1904
Date:
1904
Object Number:
PR.020.90.1
Medium:
Silver gelatin print
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"The Arc Light", Study for "Electricity", Columbian Exposition, Manufacturer's Building
Object Number:
1935.85.3.99
Date:
1890s
Medium:
Graphite and ink on lined ivory paper.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 x 5 1/2 in. (15.2 x 14 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at lower left: ""The arc light""
Inscribed in graphite in sketchbook, at lower right: ""Electricity""
Description:
Recto: Study for "Electricity", Columbian Exposition. Female figure holding light, two other figures (telephone) partially erased. Studies of a lamp in upper right.
Verso: Graphite study for mural at Columbian Expo?
Sketch from a bound album with 155 tipped in sketches by Beckwith.
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
