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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Rockefeller Center

1939

Louis H. Ruyl

Associated Names

Louis H. Ruyl

Artist, American, born 1870

The image depicts a cityscape with a tall skyscraper in the center, surrounded by other buildings of decreasing height. The scene includes fine lines and detailed shading, creating a clear, monochromatic contrast with a few figures and vehicles near the foreground.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and aquatint
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

plate: 348 x 251 mm
sheet: 422 x 324 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.4217

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Signed: "Ruyl" in plate, lower right corner; "Louis Ruyl 39" in pencil, lower right corner

Wikidata ID

Q76549698

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