Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Luce Center
Vote for Jimmy
Object Number:
2004.39
Date:
1925
Medium:
Paper, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 5.7 x 3.8 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: recto: "VOTE FOR JIMMY"
Inscription: verso: "NOVEMBER 1925/ELECT/WALKER"
Description:
Paper matchbook with image of Jimmy Walker on red and white striped ground; inscribed on front: "VOTE FOR JIMMY/ CLOSE COVER BEFORE STRIKING"; inscribed on back: "NOVEMBER 1925/ ELECT/ WALKER"; inscribed at bottom edge, "LION MATCH CO. NEW YORk, N.Y."
Credit Line:
Gift of Marilyn Lutzker
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
