Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
United Nations Secretariat Building, founded 1952
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
Owned by
Sinclair, Clayton, American
Sinclair, Hazel, American
Date
after 1952
Medium
paint on canvas with wood
Dimensions
H x W x D: 28 1/16 × 34 1/4 × 1 5/8 in. (71.3 × 87 × 4.2 cm)
Description
A framed painting of the New York City skyline from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. In the center foreground of the painting is a large white boat with two decks that are crowded with people. A large American flag hangs from the stern of the boat. Written on the side of the bow is the name of the boat, [SIGHTSEER], and [SIGHTSEEING YACHTS] is written across the port side. A second smaller boat is in the right foreground. The smaller boat also has a flag hanging from its stern. On the shoreline is a street, FDR Drive, that spans across the midground of the painting and includes elevated sections. Behind the street is a series of buildings of various shapes and sizes. There is one red and white deco-style skyscraper on the far left. Three white skyscrapers are at the center of the painting: two are deco-style and the third one, the United Nations Secretariat Building, is a rectangular building with four panels of black windows. In front of the United Nations Secretariat Building is a long flat building, lined with flags on the roof. The skyscrapers on the right are brown and there is also a pair of white stepped towers. Just left of the United Nations Secretariat Building is the entrance to East 42nd Street.
Place collected
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Place captured
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
Classification
Visual Arts
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Type
paintings
Topic
Art
Black Enterprise
Black interiors
Segregation
Travel
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
Object number
2011.12.64
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5967557c9-1dff-45a2-a54d-ec88017b6cda

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