Chrysler Building
ArtistAfter
Hugh Ferriss
(American, 1889-1962)
CultureAmerican
Date1929
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Frame: 46 x 23 in. (116.8 x 58.4 cm)
Overall, Image: 38 1/2 x 16 in. (97.8 x 40.6 cm)
Overall, Image: 38 1/2 x 16 in. (97.8 x 40.6 cm)
InscribedHugh Ferriss signature is below the Chrysler building door; "William Van Alen" in type with "Architect" below, is to the right of the signature
Credit LineWalter P. Chrysler, Jr. Art Purchase Fund
Object number2007.4
Not on view
ProvenanceCollection of Margaret R. Mack, Ohio; Auction, Margaret R. Mack Trust estate, Antiques, Estate Appraisers and Auctioneers, Wellington, Ohio, January 27, 2007, Lot no. 100; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. Art Purchase Fund, 2007
Published References"Rare Hugh Ferriss Print Sold at Auction," _Architect Magazine_ March 2007: 36.
