Object Details
Designer
J. Floyd Yewell, American, 1885–1963
Architect
York & Sawyer Architects, New York, New York, 1898–1928
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
A large, rectangular New York City skyscraper that appears to be an office building stretches upwards and dominates the left portion of the picture. The building was designed by York & Sawyer Architects, and the architecture is characterized by a setback or ziggurat approach, with a step-like effect at the top portion of the building and a reduction in area as the building reaches upwards. A slightly shorter building appears on the left, and other buildings are seen in the background, including Grand Central Terminal. A light area appears directly in front of the building on the street level and is surrounded by a darker, shaded area. Small figures and cars are dispersed in front of the building.
Credit Line
Gift of Edith H. Yewell
Date
after 1930
Accession Number
1984-76-4
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
architecture
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
Medium
Lithograph on cream paper
Dimensions
80.6 × 57.2 cm (31 3/4 × 22 1/2 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_1984-76-4