IMMIGRANTS TO NEW YORK CITY (JEWISH REFUGEES)

Artist MINERVA TEICHERT (1888-1976)

Date1938

CountryWyoming, USA

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions150.5 x 94.6 cm (59 1/4 x 37 1/4") (Image)
Frame: 247.7 x 176.8 cm (97 1/2 x 69 5/8")

ClassificationsPainting

Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art

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Object number957940000

DescriptionThe foreground and middle ground consist of the deck of a ship with immigrants gathered gazing at the New York City skyline. In the background the Statue of Liberty appears on the left, skyscrapers on the right. On the right a woman sits with a baby with a man standing behind her. On the left a larger group of people gather including a man with a violin or guitar case and a girl with her hands clasp, looking up with wonder.

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