About this image...

Image Title: Distribution Of The American Art Union Prizes, At The Tabernacle, Broadway, New York, 24th Dec. 1847

Creator: Sarony & Major, printer

Date: 1848

Summary: Print shows a large audience at the Broadway Tabernacle attending the annual distribution of the American Art Union prizes and lottery of paintings by American artists; the galleries are full and many well-dressed men and women are standing in the foreground, an indication of the rising interest in fine art collecting in New York City. There is a simple chandelier at center and globes for gas lighting around the balcony, there is also a large organ in the background.

Related Names: D'Avignon, Francis, 1813-

Subjects: American Art-Union--1840-1850
Art clubs--New York (State)--New York--1840-1850
Art festivals--New York (State)--New York--1840-1850
Audiences--New York (State)--New York--1840-1850
Broadway Tabernacle (New York, N.Y.)--1840-1850
Churches--New York (State)--New York--1840-1850
Fund raising--New York (State)--New York--1840-1850
Gaslight fixtures--New York (State)--New York--1840-1850
Lotteries--New York (State)--New York--1840-1850
Organs--New York (State)--New York--1840-1850

Places: New York State--New York

Original Media: Lithograph

Collections: Popular Graphic Arts

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