Summer In The City

May 11 - Jul 26, 2024
Press release
Summer in the City is a multimedia exhibition featuring works spanning over a century by an intergenerational collection of artists who have depicted New York City over the years. 

From Saul Chase’s serigraphs of subway architecture to Edmund Yaghjian’s lyrical oil paintings of city views, the group exhibition captures the wide range of daily urban rhythms and architectural landmarks central to the New York City experience. The diverse range of artistic mediums and approaches presented in the show–etchings, paintings, serigraphs, pastel works, and more–demonstrates the rich artistic legacy of the urban center and its dynamic role in both shaping and being shaped by public imagination and popular culture over the decades. 
 
Artworks
  • Saul Chase 10:00 A.M. Elevated Entrance-Upper Brdwy, 1980 Serigraph 24 1/4 x 23 in 61.6 x 58.4 cm 28/175
    Saul Chase
    10:00 A.M. Elevated Entrance-Upper Brdwy, 1980
    Serigraph
    24 1/4 x 23 in
    61.6 x 58.4 cm
    28/175
  • Saul Chase Brighton Local, 1980 Serigraph 28 x 22 in 71.1 x 55.9 cm 22/175
    Saul Chase
    Brighton Local, 1980
    Serigraph
    28 x 22 in
    71.1 x 55.9 cm
    22/175
  • Saul Chase Harlem Division Equivalent, 1979 Serigraph 34 1/2 x 24 1/2 in 87.6 x 62.2 cm 43/200
    Saul Chase
    Harlem Division Equivalent, 1979
    Serigraph
    34 1/2 x 24 1/2 in
    87.6 x 62.2 cm
    43/200
  • Greg Lamarche Brooklyn Scrapyard, 2024 Archival pigment print 30 x 24 in 76.2 x 61 cm 9/10
    Greg Lamarche
    Brooklyn Scrapyard, 2024
    Archival pigment print
    30 x 24 in
    76.2 x 61 cm
    9/10
  • Greg Lamarche Leaving the Station, 2017 Hand cut paper collage 10 x 15 3/4 in 25.4 x 40.0 cm
    Greg Lamarche
    Leaving the Station, 2017
    Hand cut paper collage
    10 x 15 3/4 in
    25.4 x 40.0 cm
  • Greg Lamarche Junior's Livin', 2006 Paper collage 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in 21.6 x 21.6 cm
    Greg Lamarche
    Junior's Livin', 2006
    Paper collage
    8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in
    21.6 x 21.6 cm
  • Joseph Peller Evening, Brooklyn Bound, 2020 Pastel on paper 23 x 16 in 58.4 x 40.6 cm
    Joseph Peller
    Evening, Brooklyn Bound, 2020
    Pastel on paper
    23 x 16 in
    58.4 x 40.6 cm
  • Edmund Yaghjian Boating in Central Park, 1938 Oil on canvas 16 x 20 in 40.64 x 50.8 cm
    Edmund Yaghjian
    Boating in Central Park, 1938
    Oil on canvas
    16 x 20 in
    40.64 x 50.8 cm
  • Edmund Yaghjian Summer Night in Central Park, 1936 Oil on canvas 20 x 30 in 50.8 x 76.2 cm
    Edmund Yaghjian
    Summer Night in Central Park, 1936
    Oil on canvas
    20 x 30 in
    50.8 x 76.2 cm
  • Edmund Yaghjian Radio City from Central Park, 1938 Oil on board 24 x 30 in 60.96 x 76.2 cm
    Edmund Yaghjian
    Radio City from Central Park, 1938
    Oil on board
    24 x 30 in
    60.96 x 76.2 cm
  • Edmund Yaghjian Night in Manhattan, 1936 Oil on board 24 x 36 in 60.96 x 91.44 cm
    Edmund Yaghjian
    Night in Manhattan, 1936
    Oil on board
    24 x 36 in
    60.96 x 91.44 cm
  • Edmund Yaghjian El Crossing at 53rd Street, 1938 Oil on canvas 36 x 30 in 91.44 x 76.2 cm
    Edmund Yaghjian
    El Crossing at 53rd Street, 1938
    Oil on canvas
    36 x 30 in
    91.44 x 76.2 cm
  • Edmund Yaghjian Tugboats on the East River, 1937 Oil on canvas 36 x 48 in 91.44 x 121.92 cm
    Edmund Yaghjian
    Tugboats on the East River, 1937
    Oil on canvas
    36 x 48 in
    91.44 x 121.92 cm
  • Joseph Delaney Lower Manhattan, 1958 Oil on canvas 12 x 30 in 30.5 x 76.2 cm
    Joseph Delaney
    Lower Manhattan, 1958
    Oil on canvas
    12 x 30 in
    30.5 x 76.2 cm
  • Edmund Yaghjian Bridges on the East River, 1936 Oil on canvas 24 x 18 in 60.96 x 45.72 cm
    Edmund Yaghjian
    Bridges on the East River, 1936
    Oil on canvas
    24 x 18 in
    60.96 x 45.72 cm
  • Joseph Peller Monday Morning, 2012 Pastel on paper 21 x 13 1/2 in 53.3 x 34.3 cm
    Joseph Peller
    Monday Morning, 2012
    Pastel on paper
    21 x 13 1/2 in
    53.3 x 34.3 cm
  • Joseph Peller Fog Bound, East River, 2018 Oil on Linen 30 x 50 in. 76.2 x 127.0 cm
    Joseph Peller
    Fog Bound, East River, 2018
    Oil on Linen
    30 x 50 in.
    76.2 x 127.0 cm
  • Richard Haas Rose Center Night, 2001 Oil on wood 23 1/2 x 31 in 59.7 x 78.7 cm
    Richard Haas
    Rose Center Night, 2001
    Oil on wood
    23 1/2 x 31 in
    59.7 x 78.7 cm
  • Joseph Peller Bulk Leviathan Summer Nocturne, 2024 Oil on linen 30 x 50 in 76.2 x 127 cm
    Joseph Peller
    Bulk Leviathan Summer Nocturne, 2024
    Oil on linen
    30 x 50 in
    76.2 x 127 cm
  • Joseph Peller Container Leviathan Out to Sea, 2023 Oil on linen 34 x 60 in 86.4 x 152.4 cm
    Joseph Peller
    Container Leviathan Out to Sea, 2023
    Oil on linen
    34 x 60 in
    86.4 x 152.4 cm
  • Richard Haas Hudson Yards, 35th Street, 2022 Acrylic on canvas 40 x 30 in 101.6 x 76.2 cm
    Richard Haas
    Hudson Yards, 35th Street, 2022
    Acrylic on canvas
    40 x 30 in
    101.6 x 76.2 cm
  • Joseph Peller Liner Leviathan, Queen Mary II, New York Harbor, 2022 Oil on linen 32 x 58 in 81.3 x 147.3 cm
    Joseph Peller
    Liner Leviathan, Queen Mary II, New York Harbor, 2022
    Oil on linen
    32 x 58 in
    81.3 x 147.3 cm
  • Joseph Peller Aboard the Ferry, 2013 Black and white etching 15 x 22 1/2 in 38.1 x 57.1 cm 9/30
    Joseph Peller
    Aboard the Ferry, 2013
    Black and white etching
    15 x 22 1/2 in
    38.1 x 57.1 cm
    9/30
  • Joseph Peller Under the Lights, the Joyce, 2018 Oil on linen 35 x 50 in 88.9 x 127.0 cm
    Joseph Peller
    Under the Lights, the Joyce, 2018
    Oil on linen
    35 x 50 in
    88.9 x 127.0 cm
  • Joseph Peller Closing Time, 2015 Black and white etching 13 3/4 x 19 3/4 in 34.9 x 50.2 cm 2/30
    Joseph Peller
    Closing Time, 2015
    Black and white etching
    13 3/4 x 19 3/4 in
    34.9 x 50.2 cm
    2/30
  • Doug Safranek The Brass Ring, 2010 Egg tempera on panel 18 5/8 x 21 1/2 in 47.31 x 54.61 cm
    Doug Safranek
    The Brass Ring, 2010
    Egg tempera on panel
    18 5/8 x 21 1/2 in
    47.31 x 54.61 cm
  • Ernest Lawson New York City Hall, 1935 Oil on board 40 x 48 1/2 in 101.6 x 123.2 cm
    Ernest Lawson
    New York City Hall, 1935
    Oil on board
    40 x 48 1/2 in
    101.6 x 123.2 cm
  • Doug Safranek Trancado, 2002 Egg tempera on panel 32 x 22 in 81.28 x 55.88 cm
    Doug Safranek
    Trancado, 2002
    Egg tempera on panel
    32 x 22 in
    81.28 x 55.88 cm
  • Edmund Yaghjian 42nd Street West of Broadway, 1934 Oil on canvas 42 x 36 in 106.68 x 91.44 cm
    Edmund Yaghjian
    42nd Street West of Broadway, 1934
    Oil on canvas
    42 x 36 in
    106.68 x 91.44 cm
  • Richard Haas Citicorp at Dusk, 2012 Acrylic on canvas 48 x 24 in 121.9 x 61 cm
    Richard Haas
    Citicorp at Dusk, 2012
    Acrylic on canvas
    48 x 24 in
    121.9 x 61 cm
  • Joseph Peller Fire and Rain, 2022 Oil on linen 39 x 49 in 99.1 x 124.5 cm
    Joseph Peller
    Fire and Rain, 2022
    Oil on linen
    39 x 49 in
    99.1 x 124.5 cm