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The Straw Field

Henry HillWW-1839-332993

1839·Watercolor on off-white wove paper·10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm)

Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1976

Catalogue

Year: 1839
Medium: Watercolor on off-white wove paper
Dimensions: 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Henry Hill

Artist

Henry Hill

Henry Hill Jr. was an American mobster who was associated with the Lucchese crime family of New York City from 1955 until 1980, when he was arrested on narcotics charges and became an FBI informant. Hill testified against his former Mafia associates, resulting in fifty convictions, including those of caporegime (captain) Paul Vario and fellow associate James Burke on multiple charges. Hill subsequently entered the Witness Protection Program but was removed from the program in 1987.

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