Collection Highlights
Castle Garden, New York City
Date:
1859
Object Number:
1972.13
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Commemorative cane
Object Number:
2010.24.110
Date:
2003
Medium:
Wood, paint, copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 37 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (95.9 x 5.7 x 6.4 cm)
Description:
Fiorello LaGuardia.
Gallery Label:
Cane collector Lou Grumet acquired a number of antique canes related to iconic American leaders, and then broadened his collection by commissioning Vancouver yacht maker and cane carver Ivan Wilson to create a cane depicting a young Fiorello La Guardia, mayor and congressman from New York. Of Italian heritage, La Guardia was a war hero for flights in Italy during World War I, a congressman, and beloved mayor during the Great Depression.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lou and Barbara Grumet
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
