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Collection Highlights

Mrs. William Walton (1708-1786)
ca. 1750
1902.4
Oil on canvas
Artist/Maker: John Wollaston

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Flags on 57th Street, Winter of 1918

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Flags on 57th Street, Winter of 1918
Flags on 57th Street, Winter of 1918
Title
Flags on 57th Street, Winter of 1918
Date 
1918
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Childe Hassam
Medium 
Oil on canvas
Dimensions 
Overall: 35 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. ( 90.8 x 60.3 cm )frame: 42 1/2 x 30 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 108 x 77.5 x 6.4 cm )
Credit Line 
Bequest of Julia B. Engel
Object Number 
1984.68
Marks 
signature and date: lower right: "Childe HASSAM 1918"
Gallery Label 
The work represents a bird's-eye view of 57th Street and Sixth Avenue as seen from Hassam's studio at 130 West 57th Street. It is part of a series of flag paintings that Hassam exhibited in 1919.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.