Name/Title
Mural painting depicting 1864 Hoboken done by Robert Bushnell in 1956 for Pier B, Hoboken.Entry/Object ID
2006.041.0001Description
Mural painting depicting 1864 Hoboken done by Robert Bushnell in 1956 for Pier B, Hoboken. Commissioned by the operator of the Hoboken Marine Facility, the Port Authority of New York.
Canvas, 8 feet x 32 feet long. Media: casein? PDF on file of small image.
Signed at lower right corner: In the manner of Currier and Ives. Robert Bushnell, 1956.
See archives 2006.041.0002 for newsclipping with background on mural and a document regarding the artist.
The artist's interpretation of a bird's-eye view looking southeast of Hoboken with elements seen from the mid-1800's: Elysian Fields, baseball, The Colonnades, Stevens Castle and Castle Point, the docks and piers of various passenger and shipping lines, railroad and ferry transportation. The layout is not literal with the street grid not being shown as it then existed.
Although no photographs have been found showing it in its original location, it is known that it was in public passenger area then used by American Export Lines, Pier B, as its Hoboken offices and main passenger terminal. This company ceased Hoboken operations in the early 1970's when it moved them to Brooklyn.Acquisition
Accession
2006.041Source or Donor
PurchaseAcquisition Method
PurchaseCredit Line
Museum Purchase.Made/Created
Date made
1956 - 1956Notes
Date: 1956-1956General Notes
Note
Notes: According to source of item: after removal from Pier B, it was mounted in the back room of the Shannon Lounge, First Street, for several years. Date of the removal and transfer not established, but it was apparently the late 1970's-early 1980's.
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2006-08-29
