About the Object
In this ink drawing Crawford documented the construction of Rockefeller Center, New York’s famous building complex, focusing on the cranes and cables rather than the buildings.
Additional Information
The Vilcek Collection includes a related photograph Derricks, 1939 (VF2017.02.01) and gouache, Rockefeller Center, 1939 (2007.02.01). While the photograph includes a building in the background, Crawford eliminated the building in the drawing and gouache, setting the cranes off against open sky.
The Artist;
By descent to the Artist’s son, John C. Crawford, Brooklyn, NY;