The Drive, Central Park (Q19967594)

Label from: French (fr) English (en)

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artist: William James Glackens (Q1339934)
collection: Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
location: Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
country of origin: United States of America (Q30)
material used: oil paint (Q296955) canvas (Q12321255)
depicts: Central Park (Q160409) tree (Q10884)
instance of: painting (Q3305213)

catalog URL: https://clevelandart.org/art/1939.524

information from the Cleveland Museum of Art catalog

description: Glackens derived much inspiration from New York’s Central Park, painting it several times during his early career. In this canvas he recorded the weekday ritual of wealthy Manhattanites parading through the park in their elegant horse-drawn carriages. This tradition drew spectators eager to witness the pageantry, and for all involved, it was an opportunity to see and be seen.

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