Central Park and the Plaza
1917 · oil on canvas
sight 24 1/4 x 29 1/4 in. (61.6 x 74.3 cm.)
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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William A. Coffin
United States, 1855–1925
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William Anderson Coffin (1855–1925) was an American landscape and figure painter. He also was an art critic, working for the New York Post and Harper's Weekly. In 1917 he would be awarded the French Legion of Honor.
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