stella
Joseph Stella (1877-1946)
The Brooklyn Bridge: Variation on an Old Theme, 1939
Oil on canvas, 70 x 42 in. (177.8 x 106.7 cm)
Purchase 42.15
      Welcome to the Whitney Museum of American Art's American Voices audio tour. American Voices introduces many of the art works in our renowned Permanent Collection. The tour features the voices of notable artists, authors, and scholars as well as our own curators, all of whom bring multiple perspectives to the works.

The Story of America tour features 27 key works in the museum's collection. If your time is limited, this is the place to begin.
Works included in this specialized tour are indicated by   dt


You can begin the audio tour at several points:

  1. The Whitney Museum building, designed by Marcel Breuer in 1966
  2. The Leonard & Evelyn Lauder Galleries, which contain works from the Whitney's collection of American art from the first half of the twentieth century
  3. The Mildred and Herbert Lee Galleries, which begin with Abstract Expressionism and extend to the art of today
  4. From each of these points, you can continue on the tour or use the Thumbnail Index to quickly access any work.

    This program uses RealPlayer. If you do not have version 6.0 or higher you may download it for free at http://proforma.real.com/real/player/player.html?src=001215rpchoice_c2&dc=122912281227
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    http://www.real.com/player/index.html and click "RealPlayer 8 Basic - is our free player".



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