Subway
Subway

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Subway,

1951

Stephen De Staebler, American, 1933–2011
y1988-52

Information

Title
Subway
Dates

1951

Maker
Stephen De Staebler
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
51.4 x 77.2 cm. (20 1/4 x 30 3/8 in.) frame: 53.7 x 79.1 x 2.5 cm. (21 1/8 x 31 1/8 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Object Number
y1988-52
Signatures
Signed and dated lower right: DE STAEBLER / 1951
Culture
American
Type
oil paintings, paintings
Materials
oil paint, canvas
Subject
stairs, columns (layout features), red, yellow, subway stations, blue, gray (color), black

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