Collection Highlights
American Ornithology; or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States
Date:
1880
Object Number:
LIB.Y1808.W
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Luce Center
The Violinist - Carnegie Hall
Object Number:
1956.83
Date:
1955
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 x 20 in. ( 61 x 50.8 cm )
Description:
Gallery Label:
Calla Lukes' painting pictorially documents the career of Giuseppe Ravita (1890-1958), known as the fiddler of 57th Street and the "Paganini of the Streets."
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. W.D. Virtue
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
