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
Paintings
911 Broken Heart
Title
911 Broken Heart
Date
2001
Medium
Acrylic and mixed media on canvas
Credit Line
Gift of Morena Saenz
Object Number
2002.54
Gallery Label
Morena Saenz painted "911 Broken Heart" the night of September 11, 2001 when she found she couldn't sleep. During the vigil held at Union Square during the next few days, she hung it on a fence and talked with people who passed by.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
