View of Lower Manhattan Herzl Emanuel (American, 1914-2002). , modeled 1937; cast 1990. Bronze, 8 1/4 x 23 13/16 x 1 1/4in. (21 x x ). Herzl Emanuel has vivid recollections about the origins of this work: Upon returning to the from four years in Paris, I found a studio on Columbia Heights in Brooklyn. It had a rear garden from which I could see the grand bridge majestically spanning the East River to the distant cluster of towering buildings of lower Manhattan. The assortment of visual elements was extremely the astonishing structure of the bridge itself, the varied shap
View of Lower Manhattan Herzl Emanuel (American, 1914-2002). , modeled 1937; cast 1990. Bronze, 8 1/4 x 23 13/16 x 1 1/4in. (21 x x ). Herzl Emanuel has vivid recollections about the origins of this work: Upon returning to the from four years in Paris, I found a studio on Columbia Heights in Brooklyn. It had a rear garden from which I could see the grand bridge majestically spanning the East River to the distant cluster of towering buildings of lower Manhattan. The assortment of visual elements was extremely the astonishing structure of the bridge itself, the varied shapes and architectural styles of the soaring buildings, the river traffic, the streets paved with cobble stones, brick walls and archways, steps and streetcar tracks and overhead, banks of cumulous The challenge was to organize all this seductive material into a coherent structure. My efforts at the time clearly reflected my immersion with the cubist development. American Art modeled 1937; cast 1990
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