THE FUTURE EMIGRANT LODGING HOUSE / A SUGGESTION TO SECRETARY WINDOM.
Entry/Object ID
L.2012.185
Description
Color lithograph of Statue of Liberty imagined as immigrant processing station; political cartoon; stairways lined with people and luggage encircle statue from base to torch; laundry hangs from lines extending out from statue; buildings perch off sides; windows cut into statue; banners; ship at bottom right discharges line of passengers; river at bottom on right and left; land behind; at bottom center printed, "THE FUTURE EMIGRANT LODGING HOUSE.", "A suggestion to Secretary Windom"; at top center printed, "Judge". Verso: advertisements and text; at bottom center printed, "PRINTED BY FLESS & RIDGE, 110 &112 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK.".
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown
Attribution
Artist
Manufacturer
Judge Magazine, Fless & Ridge Printing Company
Date made
Mar 1890
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
13-1/8 in
Width
9-3/8 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 13 1/8 x 9 3/8 in. (33.3 x 23.8 cm)
Material
Paper, ink
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Paper has yellowed with multiple tears at all edges; loss of upper right corner; loss at bottom left corner and at bottom center edge; fragile:paper is brittle; tear extends into image at bottom right; paper is soiled at upper right and upper left;
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
Reference to image in: The Statue of Liberty: A Transatlantic Story by Edward Berenson, Yale University Press.
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B7