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In the 1960s, he began creating in small oil scenes on the back of clear glass. Working out the tiny frontal details first and the background last, he recorded bucolic rural scenes and busy urban vistas churning with activity, such as in his Empire State Building. For Bond, this is his America, his hometown. He is asserting his pride toward being a New Yorker, with a cityscape rendered with incredible precision and attention to detail.
Artist
Milton Wallace Bond
(1918 - 2010)
Empire State Building
Date1993
DimensionsSight: 39 5/8 × 29 1/2 in. (100.6 × 74.9 cm)
Object numberN0011.1993
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Gift of Milton Bond
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextMilton Bond’s works serve as visual memories of his life traveling by boat along the East Coast. Born in New York City, he was one of the few folk artists working in the exacting medium of reverse-glass painting. In the 1960s, he began creating in small oil scenes on the back of clear glass. Working out the tiny frontal details first and the background last, he recorded bucolic rural scenes and busy urban vistas churning with activity, such as in his Empire State Building. For Bond, this is his America, his hometown. He is asserting his pride toward being a New Yorker, with a cityscape rendered with incredible precision and attention to detail.
On View
Not on view06/04/2011
c. 1909
c. 1900
c. 1930-1935
