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Avenue of the Allies, Great Britain, 1918

Childe Hassam American
1918
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 767
The only major American Impressionist to depict the home front during World War I, Hassam produced a series of canvases between 1916 and 1919 representing Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue and adjacent streets decorated for Liberty loan drives. These patriotic displays, in which stretches of the avenue were draped with flags and banners, were organized by the government to promote the sale of savings bonds. Looking north from Fifty-Third Street, Hassam’s vibrant mosaic of flags, including the Allies Great Britain, Brazil, and Belgium, creates a symbolic representation of the United States’ emergence on the world stage.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Avenue of the Allies, Great Britain, 1918
  • Artist: Childe Hassam (American, Dorchester, Massachusetts 1859–1935 East Hampton, New York)
  • Date: 1918
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 36 x 28 3/8 in. (91.4 x 72.1 cm)
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), 1967
  • Object Number: 67.187.127
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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