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Water VII
1997
2002.13.2
Graphite over ground on heavy paper with deckled edges
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The Game of City Life or the Boys of New York
Title
The Game of City Life or the Boys of New York
Object name
Card game
Date
1889
Medium
Cardboard
Dimensions
card: 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (8.9 x 6.4 cm)
Box: 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 1 in. ( 15.9 x 11.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description
Card game with box and 42 playing cards; on cover of cardboard box, lithographed illustration of a fireman, and a runaway carriage; cover inscribed, "THE GAME/ OF/ CITY LIFE/ OR THE/ BOYS/ OF/ NEW/ YORK/ McLOUGHLIN BROS.N.Y.;" 42 playing cards each with an image of a man, his profession, and the points.
Credit Line
The Liman Collection
Object Number
2000.749
Gallery Label
The Game of City Life reflects American fascination with New York as a "sin city." The game's cards contain vivid illustrations of "the scenes, characters, and incidents common to life in a large city," including wife beater, cruel woman, strong-minded woman, street gamin, rum seller, defaulting bank cashier, capitalist, dude, and the corner loafer.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.