Brooklyn, New York
Unknown Artist
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
This woodcut illustration from an unidentified publication (possibly a guidebook) depicts Brooklyn’s nascent skyline as seen from Manhattan. A traveler described this same vista as “a beautiful object” in 1822. Both this written description and the woodcut indicate the growing aesthetic appreciation for America’s cityscapes.
Caption
Unknown Artist. Brooklyn, New York, 19th century. Woodcut engraving on paper, 2 13/16 x 4 1/8 in. (7.1 x 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 54.137.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Brooklyn, New York
Date
19th century
Medium
Woodcut engraving on paper
Classification
Dimensions
2 13/16 x 4 1/8 in. (7.1 x 10.5 cm)
Credit Line
Dick S. Ramsay Fund
Accession Number
54.137.1
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