<I>Arc de Triomphe</I>
date: label: Date
content: early to mid 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Julian Francis Abele, American, 1881 - 1950
label: Owned by
content: Julian Abele Cook Sr., American, 1904 - 1986
notes: label: Description
content: A watercolor (a) in a gold wooden frame (b) of the Arc de Triomphe by artist and architect Julian F. Abele.
label: Description
content: The watercolor depicts the Arc de Triomphe, located at Place de l'Étoile at the top of the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France.The giant white arch is in the center of the painting against a pale blue sky with green foliage along the edges of the scene. Colorful figures of men and women are depicted walking in and around the arch along a wide plaza. There are colors of white, green, blue, and yellow, throughout the painting. The painting is bordered by off-white backing, set behind glass, with a red, black, and gold colored square wooden frame.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Paris, France, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Architecture
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Travel
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
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: 2021.95.1ab
objectType: label: Type
content: watercolors
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: (a): watercolor on paper;
label: Medium
content: (b) wood, glass and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (framed): 13 3/4 in. (35 cm)