Collection Highlights
Panoramic View of New York City (in Eight Sections)
1842-45
1915.76
Black ink over graphite on eight sheets of ivory paper with partial black ink borders, laid on Japanese paper
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Banner
Object name
Banner
Date
1977-1995
Medium
Nylon, metal
Dimensions
Overall: 24 x 120 in. ( 61 x 304.8 cm )
Description
Black, maroon, orange and ochre nylon banner in the "harlequin-scallop" design; maroon nylon panel on the upper half with black triangles across the top, and a thin, orange, scalloped line dividing it from the lower ochre panel; "ROCKEFELLER CENTER" and the Rockefeller Center logo (C-shape with four stripes through the center, with center stripes longer than the outer) in black nylon sewn to the lower panel; four semi-circular wind holes cut into the center of the banner; two metal grommets through the two hoist ends; manufacturer's label sewn to the upper right corner of the reverse.
Credit Line
Gift of Rockefeller Center
Object Number
1996.6b
Marks
sewn: lower half of the panel: "ROCKEFELLER CENTER"
embroidered: on the label: "Art Flag Company/ INC./ MANUFACTURERS/ FLAGS-BANNERS/ NEW YORK CITY, N. Y."
Gallery Label
This banner was designed for Rockefeller Center by Kissiloff Associates and manufactured by the Art Flag Company between 1977 and 1995. It was designed to hang from light poles around Rockefeller Center.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
