Object Details
- Artist
- Robert Wilvers, born Milwaukee, WI 1932-died New Milford, CT 1997
- Exhibition Label
- In Trinity Church, New York, commercial illustrator Robert Wilvers depicts Richard Upjohn's historic Gothic Revival church (1839--46) from an elevated perspective looking down Wall Street toward Broadway. The imposing edifice and multi-toned office buildings overwhelm the comparatively miniscule individuals and automobiles on the street, creating a sense of claustrophobic energy and excitement. After moving to New York from the Midwest to pursue a career in advertising, Wilvers produced illustrations for large corporations like Macy's and Ford Motor Company. The April 1957 issue of Ford Times, the automaker's monthly publication about cars and travel, featured his images of Wall Street to promote New York City as a road trip destination.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Ford Motor Company
- ca. 1956-1957
- Object number
- 1966.36.201
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- watercolor and pencil on paperboard
- Dimensions
- sheet and image: 30 × 22 in. (76.2 × 55.9 cm)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Graphic Arts
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Figure group
- Cityscape\New York\New York
- Cityscape\street
- Architecture\vehicle\automobile
- Architecture\religious\Trinity Church
- Architecture Exterior\commercial\skyscraper
- Record ID
- saam_1966.36.201
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk751d8e1d3-82be-4552-9404-331d3e2eaa35
