Collection Highlights
Castle Garden, New York City
1859
1972.13
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
George V. Denny Jr. (1899-1958)
Title
George V. Denny Jr. (1899-1958)
Medium
Charcoal heightened with white chalk on buff paper
Dimensions
Paper: 23 5/8 x 19 1/8 in. (60 x 48.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld
Object Number
2009.46
Marks
Estate stamp at lower left: "S.J. Woolf"
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower right: "4 7/8 x 9"
Gallery Label
Denny was the moderator of an important early radio program entitled "America's Town Meeting of the Air," which was broadcast live from New York City's Town Hall from 1935 to 1956. One of America's first talk shows, it began as a six-week experiment on NBC. The show's introduction tried to evoke the ambiance of America's old town meetings. Denny wrote that it was "
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
