Atlantic Ave No 257-263
1939
Medium
Drawing
Classification
Drawing
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
Accession Number
1974.66.6
Tags
Art Historical Context
Miklos Suba's *Atlantic Ave No 257-263* (1939) is a captivating ink drawing that freezes a slice of everyday New York City life on Brooklyn's bustling Atlantic Avenue. The work meticulously captures storefronts numbered 257-263, complete with vivid signage and architectural details that evoke the neighborhood's vibrant commercial energy. Suba, a Hungarian-born artist who immigrated to the U.S was renowned for his precise, almost photographic renderings of urban scenes, blending realism with a keen eye for the textures of city streets during the late 1930s. Created amid the tail end of the Gre...