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HAV-01-403-Z-C-616
GUSN-286013
A framed painting of a street scene. The image shows the front façade of a three-story house at the top of a street where it crests a hill. More three-story houses crowd the street from both sides. Small human figures are visible on the street, and the roofs of additional houses are visible descending the other side of the hill.
streetscapes
dwellings
watercolors (paintings)
1 painting ; 7.5 x 13 inches
GC001
Original art collection
GC001.USMA.General.683
undated
Gift of Earle Shettleworth
Emerson, William Ralph, 1833-1917 (Artist)
watercolors (paintings)
Emerson, William Ralph, 1833-1917
Watercolor
Item
HAV-01-403-Z-C-616
William Ralph Emerson was a Boston architect who worked first with Jonathan Preston and then with Carl Fehmer. He also worked with Frederick Law Olmsted to design the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., and Emerson is known for his shingle-style residences.
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