Which New York skyscraper did Georgia O'Keeffe paint in her 1927 work Radiator Building—Night?

Georgia O'Keeffe painted the American Radiator Building in Radiator Building—Night, New York, in 1927.

The building, now known as the American Radiator Building, stands in Manhattan near Bryant Park. Its dark facade and gold-colored ornament made it one of New York's most visually distinctive skyscrapers during O'Keeffe's period in the city.

O'Keeffe often painted New York architecture as a modern subject rather than treating the city merely as a background. Her skyscraper paintings use close cropping, simplified geometry, and dramatic contrasts to create monumental images from urban structures.

The building was designed by Raymond Hood and André Fouilhoux and completed in 1924. It later became the Bryant Park Hotel, but O'Keeffe's painting preserves its earlier identity and nighttime presence.