Manhattan Excavation, 1923-1928
Muirhead Boneexpand_more
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The Richard Lewis Hillstrom Fundexpand_more 2004.19
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In this intriguing bird’s-eye view, Muirhead Bone presents a meticulously detailed construction site in Midtown Manhattan. With great observational precision, he depicts workers building the Roosevelt Hotel at 45th Street and Madison Avenue, one of the many massive construction projects underway during the economic boom of the 1920s. Using the engraving technique of drypoint, Bone contrasts the immense size and dramatic complexity of the excavation pit with the tiny figures of the workers. He spent five years completing this print, which went through 19 states (versions) before it was finally issued as an edition.
Details
- Title
- Manhattan Excavation
- Artist Life
- 1876 - 1953
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2004.19
- Provenance
- [Tregoning Fine Art); sold to MIA, 2004.
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Campbell & Dodgson 390 xi/xix
- Curator Approved
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