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Painting
Whitestone Bridge
Ralston Crawford, 1906 - 1978
Crawford, Ralston
United States
9/5/1906 - 4/27/1978
Male
40 1/4 x 32 in. (102.2 x 81.3 cm)
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Oil
Oil
1939-1940
1939
1940
1900-2000, 20th century, bridges, Encyclopedia Britannica Collection, paintings, Precisionism
Painting
Ralston Crawford’s strong linear style and simplified form and palette in Whitestone Bridge are representative of the modern Precisionist style. Precisionist artists celebrated industrialization and technology with a visual language that evoked the purity and perfection of the machine.
[Gallery label text, 2007]
The Whitestone Bridge, linking The Bronx and Queens, was opened in 1939 just in time for the New York World's Fair. The suspension bridge routed travelers coming to the Fair from Upstate and New England away from the congestion of New York City. At the same time, Crawford was moving away from painting traditional landscapes and searching for a vocabulary that was closer in spirit to the streamlined, industrial aesthetic that he was observing in the world around him. The Whitestone Bridge was an excellent match for his artistic aspirations.
The sleek and futuristic lines of the Whitestone Bridge matched the Trylon and Perisphere logo of the World's Fair, which was intended to signify progress and the World of Tomorrow. By 1944, when this painting was acquired by the Encyclopedia Britannica Collection, the sleek and elegant Whitestone Bridge had become an icon of contemporary design.
The curator traveled to New York City to determine whether the bridge really looks as though it extends back into space with no land visible on the other side. And, in fact, Crawford's thrilling vantage point can be experienced by taking the bus across the bridge - for a brief instant, the first-time crosser experiences the view that Crawford recorded: a slim line of road, held up by wires, sailing across the water with no end in sight.
[Gallery label text, 2006]
lower right
Neelon Crawford
1951.2
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Painting
View of West Point
Attributed to Thomas Chambers, 1808 - after 1866
Chambers, Thomas
United States
1808 - after 1866
Male
22 1/4 x 30 1/8 in. (56.5 x 76.5 cm)
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Oil
Oil
after 1828
1829
1838
1800-1900, 19th century, boats, landscapes, paintings, rivers
Painting
At a time when there was no photography, videography, or cinema, people relied on landscape paintings to be their windows onto the world beyond their immediate horizons.
Thomas Chambers capitalized on people's interest in the American landscape. He is noted for his many picturesque views of early 19th-century America, including this one of the United States Military Academy at West Point on the Hudson River. Chambers worked from personal observation, but also consulted many British and American prints for his paintings.
You should not be surprised if you visit other museums and see a painting similar to this one. At least six other views of West Point were painted by Chambers.
[Gallery label text, 2004]
1943.43
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Painting
Springtime: Foggy Morning
J. Francis Murphy, (Oswego, NY, 1853 – 1921, New York, NY)
Murphy, J. Francis
United States
1853 - 1921
Male
16 x 22 in. (40.6 x 55.9 cm)
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Oil
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1899
1899
1899
19th century, landscape, paintings, spring
Painting
lower right
1947.31
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Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
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Painting
Frail Survival
Grove of Trees
Isabelle Hollister Tuttle, 1895 - 1978
Tuttle, Isabelle Hollister
United States
1895 - 1978
Female
17 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (44.5 x 59.7 cm)
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Oil
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1966
1966
1966
by Rochester artists
Painting
back of frame, Possible mailing label
1967.35
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Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
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8/13/2007
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