Collection Highlights
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Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Snow Scene, New York City
Object Number:
1992.1
Date:
1922
Medium:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on gray paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/8 x 13 1/8 in. ( 25.7 x 33.3 cm )
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in black ink: "Beatrice Wood 1922 / 1922"
Description:
Cityscape: This is a view of rooftops of New York tenements on a snowy day; clothes hang from a line.
Gallery Label:
Francis Naumann, one of the donors of this item, obtained it from the artist in 1976.
Credit Line:
Gift of Francis M. Naumann and Marie T. Keller
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
