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Sketches of New York Skyscrapers

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Drawing depicts two skyscrapers in lower Manhattan.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Artist
Gustav Umbdenstock, French, 1866 - 1940
Date
ca. 1915
Credit Line
Gift of Henry O. Milliken
Medium
Graphite, red crayon on tracing paper
Dimensions
39 x 39 cm (15 3/8 x 15 3/8 in.)
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing

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  • The Art of Architecture
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