Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
ca. 1780
1954.148
Oak, leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Joseph D. McGoldrick (1901-1980)
Title
Joseph D. McGoldrick (1901-1980)
Medium
Charcoal on beige paper
Dimensions
Paper: 22 1/8 x 16 7/8 in. (56.2 x 42.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld
Object Number
2009.47
Marks
Estate stamp at lower left: "S.J. Woolf"
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "May 20"; below stamped: 1934
Gallery Label
McGoldrick was a distinguished lawyer in New York City and one of the founding partners of the law firm McGoldrick Dannat, etc. He also served as Comptroller of the City of New York from 1938-1945 and wrote, among many books, Law and Practice of Municipal Home Rule, 1916-1930.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
