Drawing: Pencil study of the demolition of Stevens Hoboken Academy building by F. Guidici, Hoboken, no date, ca. late May,1976.
Entry/Object ID
2006.042.0014
Description
Drawing: Pencil study of the demolition of Stevens Hoboken Academy building by F. Guidici, Hoboken, no date, ca. late May,1976. Cream wove paper, 11" high x 14" wide. Signed by the artist. Reverse is blank.
The view is northeast to the corner of Willow Avenue and Fifth Streets (street sign in foreground.) The demolition commenced on Friday, May 14th. In this drawing demolition has progressed as far as the entire Fifth Street side of the building is gone. Donor of item is Helen Manogue who as a member of the Hoboken Environment Committee was quoted in a May 12, 1976 article about the impending demolition and the group's concerns about it.
