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Sixth Avenue "L" (mural, Williamsburg Housing Project, New York)

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    Object Details

    Artist

    Francis Criss, born London, England 1901-died New York City 1973

    Credit Line

    Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Newark Museum

    Date

    1937

    Object number

    1966.31.3

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    Painting

    Medium

    oil on canvas

    Dimensions

    72 x 84 in. (182.9 x 213.4 cm)

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    Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

    Department

    Painting and Sculpture

    Data Source

    Smithsonian American Art Museum

    Topic

    Cityscape\New York\Brooklyn
    Cityscape\New York\New York
    Architecture\vehicle\subway
    Cityscape\street\6th Avenue
    New Deal\Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project\New York City
    Architecture Exterior\domestic\apartment

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk78f1de7fd-38ab-4d6c-9e94-e99cd65695e4

    Record ID

    saam_1966.31.3

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