Smoke in the Harbor
Isabel Lydia Whitney
American Art
MEDIUM
Oil on canvas
DATES
1927–1928
DIMENSIONS
24 x 18 1/8 in. (61 x 46 cm) (show scale)
SIGNATURE
Signed lower right: "Isabel Whitney"
COLLECTIONS
American Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
54.23
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Mrs. James H. Hayes
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Brooklyn Heights circa 1927. New York Harbor seen from the dead end of Grace Court. Painted from a Grace Court balcony.
MUSEUM LOCATION
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CAPTION
Isabel Lydia Whitney (American, 1884–1962). Smoke in the Harbor, 1927–1928. Oil on canvas, 24 x 18 1/8 in. (61 x 46 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. James H. Hayes, 54.23 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 54.23_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 54.23_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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