Collection Highlights
The Great Fire of 1835: View of New York City Taken from Brooklyn Heights on the Same Evening of the Fire
c. 1835
1935.167
Gouache on heavy paper, laid on Japanese paper, wrapped over board
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Where Broadway Begins
Title
Where Broadway Begins
Date
1923
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm)
Frame: 23 1/2 x 27 1/2 in. (59.7 x 69.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Howard Thain
Object Number
1970.41
Gallery Label
Looking north from Battery Park, this view of downtown Manhattan features, in the distance, the towering canyon of Broadway where it begins its long northern path. To the right stands the United States Customs House while the elevated railway between South Ferry and Battery Place traverses the foreground. Thain, who came to New York in 1919, drew much inspiration from the city's soaring architecture and unbridled modernity, resulting in an extensive series of cityscapes.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
