The Drive, Central Park
William Glackens · c. 1905 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Glackens derived much inspiration from New York’s Central Park, painting it several times during his early career. In this canvas he recorded the weekday ritual of wealthy Manhattanites parading through the park in their elegant horse-drawn carriages. This tradition drew spectators eager to witness the pageantry, and for all involved, it was an opportunity to see and be seen. Glackens’s lifelong nickname “Butts” was acquired when he wore a coat with prominent brass buttons.
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- Maker
- William Glackens (American, 1870–1938)
- Date
- c. 1905
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Framed: 84.1 x 99.4 x 9.5 cm (33 1/8 x 39 1/8 x 3 3/4 in.); Unframed: 64.5 x 81 cm (25 3/8 x 31 7/8 in.); Former: 84 x 99 x 11.5 cm (33 1/16 x 39 x 4 1/2 in.)
- Place of origin
- United States
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · On view · 208 American Gilded Age and Realism
- Credit line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund