Object Details
Designer
J. Floyd Yewell, American, 1885–1963
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
The majority of the picture is dominated by a tall, wide New York City skyscraper that appears to be an office building. The architecture is characterized by a setback or ziggurat approach, with a step-like recession in the profile of the building and a reduction in the building’s area as it reaches upwards. Other large buildings can be seen on the left and right. Light shines down on the building from above, and a light area in front of the building on the street level contrasts with the surrounding shadows. A few small figures and cars appear in front of the building.
Credit Line
Gift of Edith H. Yewell
Date
ca. 1930
Accession Number
1984-76-2
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.)
made in
New York, NY, USA
place depicted
New York, NY, USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1984-76-2