59th Street, New York City
Datec. 1930
Artist
Helen Farr Sloan
(American painter, 1911–2005)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions23 1/2 × 29 1/2 in. (59.7 × 74.9 cm)
frame: 30 1/4 × 36 1/4 in. (76.8 × 92.1 cm)
frame: 30 1/4 × 36 1/4 in. (76.8 × 92.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Johannes R. and Betty P. Krahmer, 2009
Object number2009-51
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextThis painting records a blustery night in the theater district. To the right is Childs' Restaurant in Columbus Circle, described in the New York Times as a "pre-dawn meeting place for actors, writers, prizefighters and men about town."
