Childe Hassam

New York Public Library
1917

A detailed etching depicting the New York Public Library with bustling street activity in the foreground. Double-decker buses and vintage cars line the street while groups of people walk along the sidewalks. The library's Beaux-Arts architecture is prominent, with a tall, slender tower rising in the background under a hatched sky, suggesting a dynamic, overcast day. The image has a caption at the bottom left that reads "New York Public Library" and is signed by the artist at the bottom right.

A detailed etching depicting the New York Public Library with bustling street activity in the foreground. Double-decker buses and vintage cars line the street while groups of people walk along the sidewalks. The library's Beaux-Arts architecture is prominent, with a tall, slender tower rising in the background under a hatched sky, suggesting a dynamic, overcast day. The image has a caption at the bottom left that reads "New York Public Library" and is signed by the artist at the bottom right.

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Date
1917

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 8 15/16 × 6 7/16in. (22.7 × 16.4 cm) Plate: 6 7/16 × 5 1/2in. (16.4 × 14 cm)

Accession number
33.87

Publication
Printed by Childe Hassam

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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