Detroit: Penobscot Building and City Hall by Max Pollak
Detroit: Penobscot Building and City Hall
Max Pollak
Title
Detroit: Penobscot Building and City Hall
Artist
Year
c. 1930
Technique
etching and color aquatint
Image Size
16 3/8 x 11 3/4" platemark
Signature
pencil, lower right
Edition Size
7/100, approximately 15 printed
Annotations
pencil titled in lower left; bears red stamp "F.P.C." for Friedl Pollak Collection in the lower left corner of the paper; inscribed along lower sheet edge: "printed a. 15"
Reference
Paper
cream laid Van Gelder Zonen watermarked
State
published
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
22474
Price
$900.00
Description
This view of Detroit shows the old city hall designed in the Italian Renaissance revival architectural style.This three story City Hall was built in 1871 and demolished in 1961. The forty-seven story Penobscot Building rises above the other skyscrapers. It was built in 1905 and remains a premier location for commercial offices in downtown Detroit.