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Woolworth Building at Night
Woolworth Building at Night

Woolworth Building at Night

Artist Jonas Lie American, born Norway, 1880–1940
Datecirca 1913–1914
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions36 x 30 in. (91.4 x 76.2 cm)
Frame: 41 1/4 x 35 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (104.8 x 90.2 x 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Katherine Pendleton Arrington in memory of her mother, Victoria Louise Clark Pendleton
Object numberG.49.3.2
On View
Not on view
Provenancereated New York; collection of the artist. Katherine Pendleton Arrington (1876–1955), Warrenton, NC; given to NCMA, 1949.
Published ReferencesAmerican Paintings since 1900 from the Permanent Collection (exhibition catalogue) (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1967), cat. no. 45.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina State Art Gallery, "Pendleton Pictures," traveling exhibition, 1947-53.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "American Paintings since 1900 from the Permanent Collection," April 1-23, 1967, cat. no. 45.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present.
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