Broadway #1

1929

Harry Sternberg

Associated Names
Harry Sternberg

Artist, American, 1904 - 2001

This is a drawing of a city street scene at night. The artwork depicts a vibrant urban environment with numerous figures crowded together. The setting includes various signs and billboards on the buildings, with words like "SUNNY SIDE UP" and "UNITED CIGARS". The buildings are tall and closely packed together, creating a backdrop of towering structures. A vehicle with a driver is present, possibly a horse-drawn carriage or early automobile. The play of light and shadow in this monochromatic piece adds drama, highlighting different parts of the crowd and architecture through hatching and line work.
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Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1975

  • Moore, James C. Harry Sternberg: A Catalog Raisonné of His Graphic Work. Wichita, Kansas: Ulrich Museum of Art, 1975, no. 60.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: Sternberg, Nov. 1929; lower left in graphite: Broadway #1; lower center in graphite: 5/50; lower right, in graphite: Harry Sternberg

Wikidata ID

Q76552035

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