Collection Highlights
Atom Bomb Hits New York City: Illustration for "Hiroshima, U.S.A." in Collier's, 5 August 1950, cover
Date:
1950
Object Number:
1956.7
Medium:
Oil on paper laid on board
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
2 pieces paperboard with linen pasted on it
Object Number:
1932.237.m.2
Date:
1815-1850
Medium:
Linen, paperboard
Dimensions:
Overall (Paperboard): 13 1/2 x 11 3/16 in. (34.3 x 28.4 cm)
Overall (Linen): 8 11/16 x 5 5/8 in. (22.1 x 14.3 cm)
Description:
Machine-made Paperboard: Both pieces are coming apart at the edges; smaller piece sun damaged, both grayish beige. Linen: purplish colored linen, pasted linen side down.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this tabouret was used by Asher B. Durand, an artist and engraver best known for his Hudson River school paintings.
Credit Line:
Gift of Nora Durand Woodman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
