Collection Highlights
Astor House
Date:
ca.1853-1859
Object Number:
PR.020.65.1
Medium:
Wood Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mothers and Children, from the Series "59th Street Drawings"
Object Number:
1976.13.2
Date:
c. 1945-46
Medium:
Brown ink and wash over graphite on paper, mounted on album page
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 11 7/8 in. ( 23.5 x 30.2 cm )
portfolio: 16 x 13 1/4 x 2 in. ( 40.6 x 33.7 x 5.1 cm )
Marks:
signature: lower left: "Lionel S Reiss"
inscription: lower right: "Mothers and Children"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in blue ink: "Lionel S. Reiss"; inscribed at lower right in brown ink: "Mothers and Children"
Credit Line:
Foster-Jarvis Fund, and contribution of Harry Goldberg
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
