The Fouche Block

Name/Title

The Fouche Block

Entry/Object ID

2010.12.1

Description

Painting by Russell Briscoe titled "The Fouche Block"; c.1874 scene depicts the Fouche Building at the corner of Gay Street and Clinch Avenue in Knoxville with the white marble U.S. Customs House (the South's first Federal building) beyond; an assortment of conveyances are rendered including a Lamar House omnibus, horse-drawn streetcar, carriages, Penny-farthing bicycles, pushcart, and wagons; pedestrians line the sidewalks; 22"h x 30"w; painted 1974.

Made/Created

Artist

Briscoe, Russell

Date made

1974