New York in Art


Like Weegee, many artists have called New York "home." Often these artists paint the city which is so near and dear to their hearts. Here are just a few examples of the changing visual representation of New York.


Cliff Dwellers ,1913
George Wesley Bellows
Los Angeles County Museum of Art


Battle of Lights, Coney Island, 1913-14
Joseph Stella
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden


Rush Hour, New York, 1915
Max Weber
National Gallery of Art


City from Greenwich Village, 1922
John Sloan
National Gallery of Art


The Radiator Building at Night- New York, 1927
Georgia O'Keeffe
Carl van Vechten Gallery of Fine Arts, Fisk University.


Looking Up 5th Avenue from 30th Street, 1932
John Marin
Norton Museum of Art


New York Mural, 1932
Stuart Davis
Norton Museum of Art


Nighthawks, 1942
Edward Hopper
The Art Institute of Chicago


Moon Over Harlem, 1943-44
William H. Johnson


Harlem, 1946
Jacob Lawrence


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