Fifth Avenue, Noon
April 1, 1916
Classification
architecture
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Accession Number
1940-76-2
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Fifth Avenue, Noon** Childe Hassam,, 1859–1935, April 1, 1916* Childe Hassam, a pioneering American Impressionist, immortalizes the pulse of early 20th-century New in *Fifth Avenue, Noon*. Created in 1916, just before the United States entered World War I, this work captures Fifth Avenue—a symbol of American, fashion, and urban—at the height of midday bustle. Classified as architecture, it likely emphasizes the era's soaring Beaux-Arts facades and emerging skyscrapers, reflecting New York's transformation into a global metropolis amid prewar prosperity. Hassam's signature style shines ...