Art: Manhattans, Sweet & Dry

At moments, when the sun or street light hits it right, New York City has a unique beauty which U.S. painters have tried time & again to catch. Last week, as a part of New York's Golden Anniversary celebration as a five-borough city, Manhattan galleries were exhibiting portraits of the city by some of its admirers.

Most artists had been content to sketch typical New York scenes—Central Park, Times Square—in gay or dramatic lights. Others had hoped to do for Manhattan what Pissarro did for Paris, Guardi for Venice and Whistler for London. Among those who had made the difficult attempt...

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