<I>City Hall, Philadelphia</I>
date: label: Date
content: mid 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Julian Abele Cook Sr., American, 1904 - 1986
label: Owned by
content: Julian Abele Cook Sr., American, 1904 - 1986
label: Subject of
content: Walker Evans & Cogswell Co., American, founded 1852
notes: label: Description
content: A sketch in black ink of Philadelphia City Hall drawn on Walker Evans & Cogswell notepaper by architect Julian Abele Cook, Sr.
label: Description
content: This highly detailed drawing by Julian Abele Cook, Sr. depicts the face of Philadelphia City Hall clock tower. Cook’s drawing captures a semi-profile view of the tower, on a light brown woven piece of note paper by Charleston, South Carolina’s Walker Evans & Cogswell Company. In black type this company paper has mottos printed at the top and bottom which read, “REMEMBER US / When in need of supplies in our line” and “DON’T SAY IT. WRITE IT”, respectively. At bottom right is a black ink inscription reading [City Hall / Philadelphia]. There are no markings on the reverse of the drawing.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Architecture
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Design
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peter Cook in honor of Julian Francis Abele and Julian Abele Cook, Sr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.95.14
objectType: label: Type
content: sketches
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Estate of Julian Abele Cook Sr.
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on wove paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 5 1/2 × 3 in. (14 × 7.6 cm)