Painting of the 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
date: label: Date
content: 1933-1957
name: label: Created by
content: George M. Victory, American, 1878 - 1957
label: Subject of
content: William H. Gray III 30th Street Station, American, founded 1933
label: Subject of
content: Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
label: Owned by
content: Clayton Sinclair, American
label: Owned by
content: Hazel Sinclair, American
notes: label: Description
content: A watercolor painting of the 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by George M. Victory, from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The painting depicts the main concourse of the 30th Street Station. At the center of the painting are six Corinthian columns flanked on either side by two pairs of Art Deco chandeliers. Behind the columns are cathedral panels of windows with narrow rectangular panes and five recessed doors. In front of the panel is a low white wall with aisle that leads to the center door and terminates at a trellis arch. Both sides of the painting are lined with wooden benches There are potted trees and flowers along the sidewalls and along the back wall in front of the columns. Above is a red and gold coffered ceiling. Along the bottom right edge is the artist’s signature that reads [GEO. M. VICTORY]. The painting is mounted in a molded wooden frame.
place: label: Place collected
content: Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
label: Place captured
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Black interiors
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: Travel
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
label: Classification
content: Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.12.65
objectType: label: Type
content: paintings
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: graphite and watercolor on paper (fiber product) with cardboard , glass and wood
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 30 7/8 × 16 5/8 × 13/16 in. (78.5 × 42.2 × 2 cm)