Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
The New York Public Library Steps, New York City
Object Number:
X.461
Date:
1918
Medium:
Pastel, Conté crayon, gouache, charcoal, and watercolor on gray paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 7/16 x 15 in. (54.5 x 38.1 cm)
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "Caroline van Bean/August 1918"
inscription: lower left: "The Library Steps, 5th. Ave./August 1918."
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right inside image in black pastel: "Caroline van H Bean"; inscribed at lower left inside image: "The Library Steps --5th ave / August 1918"; at lower right of center outside image: "2[encircled]"; at lower center outside image: " -- 2v --"
Description:
A United States Army Tank Corps display is on the steps.
Gallery Label:
This is one of the artist's studies of New York City in wartime, 1918-1919.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
