ENTERING A NEW WORLD / "SEE THE DAYSTAR OF LIBERTY RISE" / JEWISH REFUGEES FROM RUSSIA PASSING THE COLOSSAL STATUE IN NEW YORK HARBOUR
Entry/Object ID
L.2012.196 a-b
Description
Engraving (a.) and related text page (b.): (a.): figures on deck of ship entering harbor; Statue of Liberty at upper left; men with raised arms line railing of ship; seated figures huddled at center; scarves cover heads of seated women; two boys seated at bottom left; girl with hat seated at lower left; pull toy and string; steamboat and sailboat on water; at bottom right printed (in image), "C.J. STANILAND"; at bottom center printed, "ENTERING A NEW WORLD "See the Daystar of Liberty Rise" JEWISH REFUGEES FROM RUSSIA PASSING THE COLOSSAL STATUE IN NEW YORK HARBOUR"; at top left printed, "204"; at top center printed, "THE GRAPHIC"; at top right printed "FEBRUARY 13, 1892"; text on verso. (b): page of text with paragraph titled "ENTERING A NEW WORLD"; at top left printed, "206"; at top center printed, "THE GRAPHIC", at top right printed, "FEBRUARY 13, 1892".
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
C. H. Cox
Attribution
Artist
Artist
C. J. Staniland
Attribution
Engraver
Manufacturer
The Graphic
Date made
Feb 13, 1892
Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
L.2012.196
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
15-7/8 in
Width
11-3/16 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 15 7/8 x 11 3/16 in. (40.3 x 28.4 cm)
Material
Paper, ink
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Paper is yellowed, especially at edges; pages cut from journal; a): crease along top edge; diagonal crease at bottom right; pinhole at center of right edge; black mark (speck) in image below Statue of Liberty; b): pinhole at center of right edge; stain at bottom left corner; loss at top edge center; yellow stain at bottom center over text: "ENTERING A NEW WORLD"; yellow stain at right center over text: "GAMBLING IN THE SOUTH OF EUROPE".
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William Diebold
Notes
Former owner
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
This object was accessioned in 2012, but it was acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 4/12/2012].
Note Type
General Note
Note
Reproduction of image: The Way Jews Lived: Five Hundred Years of Printed Words and Images, by Constance Harris. McFarland (December 30, 2008), page 297.
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B8