Rockefeller Center, New York: New York Central Lines
(1936)
Medium
poster: colour lithograph
Measurements
98.4 × 63.2 cm (image) 103.9 × 68.5 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Lisa Gay and Ric West, 2022
© Leslie Ragan
Gallery location
Mid 20th Century Paintings & Decorative Arts Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
Leslie Ragan was an illustrator best known for the posters he designed for railway companies of speeding trains and urban destinations such as New York and Chicago. He used the bold, dynamic shapes and colours of Art Deco to convey the glamour and excitement of new possibilities for travel. This poster was made for New York Central Lines, one of the largest railroad companies operating in the north-east of the United States. It features a dramatic bird’s-eye perspective of New York, with the distinctive Art Deco architecture of the Rockefeller Center looming in the centre and the Hudson River in the background.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
New York, New York, United States
Printing/Publishing
printed by Latham Litho & Printing Company, New York
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: LESLIE / RAGAN
printed in purple ink l.r.: LATHAM LITHO & PTG. CO., LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y.
Accession Number
2022.120
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings