Object Details
Designer
J. Floyd Yewell, American, 1885–1963
Architect
Ely Jacques Kahn, American, 1884–1972
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
The majority of the picture is dominated by a large New York City skyscraper. The building was designed by Ely Jacques Kahn in an Art Deco style. The architecture is also characterized by a setback or ziggurat approach, with a step-like effect and a reduction in area as it reaches upward towards a central spire. Other buildings, including one large building to the right with a similar setback style, surround the structure. Although the sky is very dark, a light area appears on the center right and two light rays shine down from above. An illuminated area in front of the building on the street level is surrounded by dark shadows. Small figures and cars are dispersed in front of the building.
Credit Line
Gift of Edith H. Yewell
Date
1930–31
Accession Number
1984-76-3
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
architecture
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
Medium
Lithograph on cream paper
Dimensions
101.6 × 63.5 cm (40 × 25 in.)
place depicted
New York, NY, USA
made in
New York, NY, USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1984-76-3