Collection Highlights
Afternoon Hastings Landing. Palisades Rocks in Shadow, New York
1836-37
1952.410
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, scratching out, and touches of black ink and glazing on paper laid on brown card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Kerchief
Object name
Kerchief
Date
1928
Medium
Silk crepe: printed
Dimensions
Overall: 18 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. ( 46.4 x 36.2 cm )
Description
Alfred E. Smith presidential campaign kerchief; sepia portrait of Smith at center with facsimile signature below; red, white and blue border.
Credit Line
Purchase
Object Number
2003.94
Gallery Label
This kerchief was used for the presidential campaign of New York Governor Alfred E. Smith in 1928. Smith lost the election to Republican Herbert Hoover.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
