Harry Shokler

Coney Island
1940–1942

A vibrant, colorful illustration of a bustling amusement park scene featuring a Ferris wheel with bright orange gondolas, a ticket booth advertising "The BIG THRILL Scenic Rail" for 15 cents, and various park-goers in front of whimsical attractions under a dynamic, streaked sky.
A vibrant, colorful illustration of a bustling amusement park scene featuring a Ferris wheel with bright orange gondolas, a ticket booth advertising "The BIG THRILL Scenic Rail" for 15 cents, and various park-goers in front of whimsical attractions under a dynamic, streaked sky.

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Date
1940–1942

Classification
Prints

Medium
Screenprint

Dimensions
Sheet: 18 × 23 1/2in. (45.7 × 59.7 cm) Image: 12 1/2 × 16 1/16in. (31.8 × 40.8 cm)

Accession number
96.47

Edition
Edition possibly 100

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Hersh Cohen

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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