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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

South View of New York Harbor

Throughout her career, Yvonne Jacquette sought out fresh perspectives of familiar scenes. She had lived in New York City for over twenty years when the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers—each 110 stories tall—opened a rooftop deck to the public. There, Jacquette made a series of studies that provided a new viewpoint of the tip of Manhattan and the surrounding New York Harbor. By depicting skyscrapers from atop another skyscraper, Jacquette captures the ever-evolving newness of one of the oldest cities in the United States.

A lo largo de su carrera, Yvonne Jacquette buscó nuevas perspectivas de escenas ya conocidas. Llevaba más de veinte años viviendo en la ciudad de Nueva York cuando las Torres Gemelas del World Trade Center, cada una de 110 pisos de altura, abrieron al público una terraza en la azotea. Ahí, Jacquette realizó una serie de estudios que ofecían una nueva perspectiva de la punta de Manhattan y el puerto de Nueva York que la rodea. Al representar los rascacielos desde lo alto de otro rascacielos, Jacquette captura la novedad en constante evolución de una de las ciudades más antiguas de Estados Unidos.

ArtistYvonne Jacquette, 1934–2023
Date1977
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions63 1/2 x 78 1/2 x 2 in. (161.3 x 199.4 x 5.1 cm)
Signedverso, u.r.: Yvonne / Jacquette / 1977
Inscription(s)verso, on frame: drill 1/2" from A verso, on frame: ID of wall / 1 9/16 verso, on frame: Brooke Alexander verso, on frame: 3069 verso, on frame: Bleach verso, on top stretcher bar: "SOUTHVIEW OF NEW YORK HARBOR" 1977 OIL ON CANVAS verso, on vertical stretcher bar: [arrow pointing up] TOP verso, on vertical stretcher bar: Yvonne Jacquette / 1977 / Oil on / Canvas / This canvas has / been varnished / with 2 thin coats / Damar Varnish / June 1978
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, Gift of Ruth and Stanley Westreich, 2021.11
ClassificationPainting
ProvenanceRuth Westreich, Rancho Santa Fe, CA, 1977; given to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2021
On ViewNo
South View of New Yo…63.5 × 78.5 in.Standard/Movie Poster40 × 27 in.

This artwork's face covers about 4.6× the area of a standard movie poster.Drawn to the same scale.