Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Glass
Object Number:
2000.799
Date:
1950-1970
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 12.1 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
printed: on the glass: "New York City/ EMPIRE/ STATE/ BLDG./ WORLD'S/ TALLEST/ STATUE/ OF/ LIBERTY/ ROCKEFELLER/ CENTER/ NEW YORK SKYLINE"
Description:
Souvenir frosted glass with transfer-printed images of the Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, and Rockefeller Center over an image of the New York skyline in yellow and black.
Credit Line:
Gift of Roberta J. M. Olson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
