“Figuring out the location of a long-ago image depicting some part of New York City is a fun challenge. So when a reader sent me this painting—the basis for a 1945 Mack truck ad—looking for information on where the scene was set, I was intrigued. ‘The caption for the ad said An old AC Mack Bulldog Nose truck at the New York Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market,' explained the reader. ‘Peter Helck, the artist who painted this scene (also my grandfather) was born in Manhattan and lived or worked there most of his life, so he knew the city very well. I believe this represents an actual location and I am hoping you might be able to identify it.’ References to the ‘New York Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market’ turned up vague information. ...”
No comments:
Post a Comment