Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
South District Schoolhouse, Gowanus, Brooklyn, New York; fragmentary grided sketch
Object Number:
1959.49
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and white gouache on paper; graphite
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. ( 14 x 18.7 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Inscriptions:
Verso inscribed along lower edge in graphite: "Van BRUNT OF / SOUTH DISTRICT SCHOOL HOUSE GOWANUS / near Bulls Head Tavern / Early School to 1833 36th St & 4th Ave"
Credit Line:
Foster-Jarvis Fund
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
