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Frederick K. Detwiller
'The Sixth Avenue Spur, New York City '— American Expressionism
1924

Name: 'The Sixth Avenue Spur, New York City '— American Expressionism
Brand: Frederick K. Detwiller
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Frederick K. Detwiller, 'The Sixth Avenue Spur, New York City', lithograph, 1924, edition 20. Signed, dated, titled, and annotated 'Lith 20' in pencil. Inscribed 'To my Friend Herbert L. Jones' in pencil. Signed and dated, in the stone, lower right; initialed and dated '1927' in the stone, lower left. A fine, richly-inked impression, on cream wove paper, with margins (7/8 to 1 1/4 inches); slight toning in the top left sheet edge, otherwise in good condition. Scarce. Image size 20 1/2 x 14 inches (521 x 356 mm); sheet size 22 1/2 x 16 inches (572 x 406 mm). Archivally matted to museum standards, unframed. ABOUT THE IMAGE The Sixth Avenue El was constructed in the late 1870s by the Gilbert Elevated Railway and reorganized as the Metropolitan Elevated Railway. By 1878, it was running from Rector Street to 58th Street. Soon after that, it was taken over by the Manhattan Railway Company, with three other Manhattan elevated train lines. The company built a connection, the ‘spur’ by which it turned west on 53rd Street to merge with the 9th Avenue El—paralleling the present-day route of the 6th Avenue subway. The Sixth Avenue El served the “Ladies Mile” shops (including the Siegel-Cooper emporium, whose building now houses Bed, Bath and Beyond), the Jefferson Market Courthouse (now a library), and the 42nd Street Library a block away on Fifth Avenue, Gimbels and Central Park. The El, as a symbol of the burgeoning, energetic city, became a source of inspiration for artists. The most famous of these was probably John French Sloan, whose 1928 painting “The Sixth Avenue El at Third Street” was acquired by the Whitney Museum of American Art. In 1924, a group of businessmen and reformers' long campaign against the Sixth Avenue El succeeded in having the IRT tear down the short spur to 58th Street, and nearby residents and businesses celebrated with a giant block party. It was not until 1938 when the city bought the El for $12.5 million, and demolition of the remainder of the El began to expedite construction of the Sixth Avenue Subway. ABOUT THE ARTIST Frederick K. Detwiller was born in 1882 in Easton, PA. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris; Instituto di Belle Arti, Florence; Ecole Americane des Beaux-Arts Palais de Fountainebleau; Columbia University; and the Art Student’s League. Detwiller was a member of the National Academy of Design, Paris American Student’s Club, American Art Association of Paris, Brooklyn Watercolor Club, American Federation of Artists, Allied American Artists, Philadelphia Society of Etchers, Artists Fellowship Inc., Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, Guild of American Painters, Philadelphia Print Club, Salmagundi Club, Society of Independent Artists, Society of American Etchers, Brooklyn Print Society, Brooklyn Society of American Etchers, Brooklyn Society of Modern Artists, MuseeArtists of Carnegie Hall, Carolina Artists Association, and the Southern Printmaking Society. Detwiller’s many exhibitions include the Societe des Beaux-Arts et Architecture, 1900 (medal); Salmagundi Club, 1920 (prize); Art Institute of Chicago, 1924, 1942; Carnegie Institute, 1944, 1945; American Artists for Victory, 1943; Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1944; Albany Institute of History and Art, 1943; Philadelphia Academy of Fine Art, 1925; Currier Gallery, 1940; Butler Art Institute, 1944-46; and the Bennington Historical Museum, 1940. Detwiller’s work is included in the collections of the Library of Congress, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, United States National Museum, Museum of the City of New York, New York Public Library, Brooklyn Museum, Peabody Museum, State Library, Farnsworth American Museum, Vanderpool Artist Association, Lafayette College, Newark Public Library, Bowdoin Museum of Fine Art, United States Naval Museum, Biblioteque National Musee Carnavalet, Biblioteque Royal de Belgique, Imperial War Museum of the British Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, City Museum of Vancouver and the Public Archives of Canada. Detwiller was the author of “Prominent Americans of Swiss Origin” in 1932 and “The Story of a Statue” in 1943. Detwiller frequently contributed to Print, Connoisseur, and other art magazines. He delivered several lectures for Art in America, served as president of Allied American Artists 1943-45 and the Salmagundi Club 1944-46, and was a councilor of the Society of American Etchers 1939-41 and 1945-47.

Creator:

Frederick K. Detwiller (1882 - 1953, American)

Creation Year:

1924

Dimensions:

Height: 20.5 in (52.07 cm)Width: 14 in (35.56 cm)

Medium:

Lithograph

Movement & Style:

Ashcan School

Period:

1920-1929

Condition:

Gallery Location:

Myrtle Beach, SC

Reference Number:

Seller: 1020381stDibs: LU532310478932

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