Lucy, Margate, NJ

1987
Graham, David

Object Details

TITLE:
Lucy, Margate, NJ
DATE:
1987
MEDIUM:
Digital chromogenic print
DIMENSIONS:
9 x 12 in.
CREDIT LINE:
Museum purchase, 2014

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Graham’s photograph captures Margate, New Jersey’s beloved Lucy the Elephant, a 65-foot-tall structure built in 1881 by Philadelphia engineer and inventor James Lafferty and architect William Free. The roadside attraction is now a National Historic Landmark. 

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