Collection Highlights
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
ca. 1941
1987.16
Plaster with purplish red-brown stipple finish
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
"In Shanty Town," New York City
Title
"In Shanty Town," New York City
Medium
Black ink and wash and graphite on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 6 x 8 in. ( 15.2 x 20.3 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Description
This shows mid-Manhattan Island shanties.
Object Number
X.495
Marks
inscribed: upper: "In Shanty Town"
inscribed: upper left: "113"
Inscriptions
Inscribed at upper center in graphite: "113. In Shanty Town."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
