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Drawing, The City at Night, Descent into the Streets

This is a Drawing. It was created by Hugh Ferriss. It is dated 1925 and we acquired it in 1980. Its medium is lithographic crayon on heavy cream wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Jean Ferriss Leich. It is credited Gift of Jean Ferriss Leich.

  • Textile, Starry Indigo
  • silk (88%), silver foil over washi paper (8%), polyester (4%).
  • Gift of Hosoo Co., Ltd..
  • 2015-46-1

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Its dimensions are

38.3 x 56.2 cm (15 1/16 x 22 1/8 in.)

It is signed

Signed in crayon, lower left: Ferriss

It is inscribed

Inscribed on verso in pen and blue ink: View from Studio / 101 Park Ave. / N.Y.C. / p. 19 "Metropolis of Tomorrow" / "The City at Night".

Cite this object as

Drawing, The City at Night, Descent into the Streets; Hugh Ferriss (American, 1889–1962); USA; lithographic crayon on heavy cream wove paper; 38.3 x 56.2 cm (15 1/16 x 22 1/8 in.) ; Gift of Jean Ferriss Leich; 1980-39-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.

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