Welcome to 42nd Street (Victory Theatre)

Date1968

Object PlaceNew York, New York, United States, North America

MediumOil on masonite

ClassificationsPaintings

Dimensions32 x 24 in.
81.3 x 61.0 cm

Credit LineFounders Society Purchase with funds from the Friends of Modern Art in honor of the Detroit Institute of Arts Centennial

Object number1985.30

DescriptionRealistic painting of a theater marquee. Lighted three- panel sign announcing movies is topped by an angled yellow sign reading "Welcome to 42 St. The Worlds Greatest Movie Center". Signs are against a matte grey wall with clerestory windows at top. Two pedestrians, one seen from the back and one in profile, walk on the sidewalk under the marquee.

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