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The Cathedrals of Wall Street

1939
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 910
This work unites various public figures with the major financial establishments of the day, suggesting the close relationship between politics and big business in New York. The reimagined facade of the New York Stock Exchange pays homage to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the financial leaders Bernard Baruch, John D. Rockefeller, and J. P. Morgan. Perhaps as a warning against the temptations of earthly riches and power, Stettheimer adds a group of Salvation Army workers. The artist also depicts herself; she offers a bouquet of flowers to the brightly gilded sculpture of George Washington outside the former Subtreasury Building.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Cathedrals of Wall Street
  • Artist: Florine Stettheimer (American, Rochester, New York 1871–1944 New York, New York)
  • Date: 1939
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 60 × 50 in. (152.4 × 127 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Ettie Stettheimer, 1953
  • Object Number: 53.24.2
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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