Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Luce Center
View of Hell Gate, East River, from Astoria, Long Island, New York
Object Number:
1932.174
Date:
1841
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 5/8 x 11 1/4 in. ( 19.4 x 28.6 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Marks:
inscription: lower left: "Hell Gate/from Astoria. J. K. W./September 29, 1841."
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Hell Gate / from Astoria J. K. W / Sept. 29. 1841"
Credit Line:
Gift of Gherardi Davis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
