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Staten Island and the Narrows

This lively image records the lower New York harbor between southern Brooklyn and Staten Island that is now spanned by the Verrazano Bridge. Thomas Chambers's paintings are often based on prints, and they were seldom signed or date. His style was distinguished by a bold sense of composition and brilliant coloring, often with an enamel-like finish. This view is based on William Bartlett's engraving published in American Scenery (1840).

Artist: Thomas Chambers, American, 1808-died after 1866
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dates: ca. 1835-1855
Dimensions: 21 15/16 x 30 1/4 in. (55.8 x 76.9 cm)
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in American Identities: A New Look, Making Art: Centennial Era, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 48.53
Credit Line: Dick S. Ramsay Fund
Image: Overall, 48.53_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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