Collection Highlights
Geometrical Lathe-work Proof
Date:
Object Number:
PR.221.63
Medium:
Engraving
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View of the East River from Doctor's Hospital
Object Number:
1953.36
Date:
1944
Medium:
Pastel on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/8 x 12 in. ( 23.8 x 30.5 cm )
mat: 13 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. ( 34.9 x 40 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "E.C. Kind / '44"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in black pastel: "E.C. Kind / '44"
Gallery Label:
This view from one of the upper windows of Doctors Hospital, East End Avenue of 87th Street, shows the river during a snow storm. Astoria, Queens is across the river, Carl Schurz Park is in the foreground, and the north end of Welfare (now Roosevelt) Island is in the river.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Fenwick Beekman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
