Item 99: Etching titled, “Park Avenue,” by William Walcot (Removed to Black Case #8), 1923
Item — Box: 21, Folder: 99
Dates
- Created: 1923
Creator
- Wilcot, William, 1874-1943 (Person)
Access:
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Etching
Condition Note:
Good.
Measurements:
12 ½ in. x 10 ⅜ in.
Title:
Park Avenue
Description:
An etching of a city street in New York City. There are some vehicles and people are walking in the street. New York City, often referred to as NYC, is the most populated city in the United States. Located on the southern portion of New York state, it contains one of the world’s largest natural harbors. Around 1624, Dutch colonists used this area as a trading post and named it New Amsterdam. In 1664, the city came under English rule and was renamed New York after the brother of King Charles II, the Duke of York. New York City became the capital of the United States during 1785 to 1790, but was later given to Washington D.C. on July 16, 1790. Park Avenue is a boulevard in New York City that carries north and southbound traffic in the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. For most of the road's length in Manhattan, it runs parallel to Madison Avenue to the west and Lexington Avenue to the east. This etching was created by William Walcot.
William Walcot was born on March 10, 1874 in Lustdorf, near Odessa. He was of Scottish and Russian descent and was an architect, graphic artist, etcherm and practitioner of refined Art Nouveau in Moscow, Russia. At the age of 17 he studied architecture and arts under Leon Benois at the Imperial Academy of the Arts. He practiced graphic art during the 1920s and 1930s and was said to be “the best architectural draftsman” in London. He died on May 21, 1943.
Location:
New York City, New York
Transcription:
{back annotation}
G. S. McClintock
Room 1320
Windsor
Creator
- Wilcot, William, 1874-1943 (Person)
Repository Details
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