Details
Creator Bayha, Edwin F., 1880-1937.
Title [Panoramic view of Center City, Philadelphia looking east from non-existing suburban perspective] [graphic] / Edwin F. Bayha '28.
Publisher [Philadelphia]
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1928
Date 1928
Physical Description 1 drawing : watercolor ; sheet 102 x 67 cm (40 x 26.5 in.)
Description Panoramic view of Philadelphia from an imagined, suburban perspective. In the foreground from a raised viewpoint are suburban houses with landscaped lawns and trees. Cars travel down the street. A stylized view of Philadelphia is depicted including industrial and office buildings, Broad Street leading to City Hall, the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, and the Delaware River.
Notes Title supplied by cataloger.
Signed and dated by the artist in lower right corner.
Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2022.
Biographical / historical note Edwin Frank Bayha (1880-1937) was born in Philadelphia to German immigrants. He graduated from the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art in 1899 and was a member of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1898 to 1933. He worked as an illustrator and commercial artist.
Subject City Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Houses -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Industrial facilities -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Office buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Benjamin Franklin Bridge (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Broad Street (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Pictorial works.
Genre Cityscapes -- 1920-1930.
Panoramic views -- 1920-1930.
Watercolors -- 1920-1930.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| ***Doret and Mitchell Collection – Drawings & Watercolors [P.2022.62.3.19]
Accession number P.2022.62.3.19