Collection Highlights
Albert Gallatin (1761-1849)
Date:
ca. 1849
Object Number:
MSS.GallatinPapers.1
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cold Night
Object Number:
2000.5
Date:
ca. 1950-1960
Medium:
Oil on masonite
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 14 in. ( 30.5 x 35.6 cm )
Gallery Label:
The painting depicts a common sad sight during the Depression, when, the artist recalls, homeless and jobless men built fires from scraps of wood to ward off the cold.
Credit Line:
Gift of John Costanza
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
