About This Item

  • Title[Allegorical figure of Manhattan, 1916]
  • Call NumberHERZ_0276
  • Cite AsIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryClose-up of marble sculpture on granite pedestal, Allegorical Figure of Manhattan, 1916, by Daniel Chester French, 1850-1931, a young woman seated holding globe with left arm, feet resting on treasure chest, figure of peacock on right and headless, armless torso on left.
  • Date1966
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Apr. 27, 1966; photographer's stamp. Title supplied by cataloger.
  • CreatorHerzberg, Irving I. [photographer]
  • SubjectFrench, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931 ; Art museums ; Marble sculpture ; Sculpture, American
  • CollectionIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection
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  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.)
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.