Untitled [New York cityscape]

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Untitled [New York cityscape]

Josefa Crosby Backus
(1875 - 1959)
artist

Object Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on composition board

Date

ca. 1945

Credit

Art Collection purchase

Accession Number

1111.1.1044

  • arches - Structural elements, typically curved, spanning openings and transmitting vertical loads to either side of the opening; also, structural elements or freestanding structures that resemble arches or act structurally like arches.
  • buildings (structures) - Structures, generally enclosed, that are used or intended to be used for sheltering an activity or occupancy.
  • churches
  • cityscapes (representations) - Refers to creative works that depict settlements that may be considered cities. For creative works depicting towns, use "townscapes (representations)."
  • skyscrapers - Exceptionally tall buildings of skeletal frame construction.

 

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