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City from America: The Third Century

Costantino Nivola American, born Italy
Publisher APC Editions
Printer Styria Studio American
1975
Not on view
In The City, Constantino Nivola portrays the energy, motion, and experience of urban living. In this New York City street scene, clusters of people and cars are portrayed in the canyons between rows of dense and towering buildings. Thick, nearly abstract black lines act as contours for buildings, people, and objects such as streetlights. Nivola captures both the vibrancy and the claustrophobia of city living.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: City from America: The Third Century
  • Artist: Costantino Nivola (American (born Italy), Orani 1911–1988 Long Island, New York)
  • Publisher: APC Editions
  • Printer: Styria Studio (New York, NY)
  • Date: 1975
  • Medium: Lithograph and screenprint from a portfolio of five lithograph and screenprints, three collotypes, three screenprints, and two lithographs
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 30 in. × 22 3/16 in. (76.2 × 56.4 cm)
    Image: 27 5/8 × 20 5/16 in. (70.2 × 51.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of the Helene Greenberg Wyman Collection, 2026
  • Object Number: 2026.273
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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