Dumbo, Brooklyn a group of ten towers managed by the New York City Housing Authority. Dumbo, Brooklyn Dumbo (or DUMBO, short for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The area known as DUMBO used to be known as Gairville. It encompasses two sections: one located between the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges, which connect Brooklyn to Manhattan across the East River, and another that continues east from the Manhattan Bridge to the Vinegar Hill area. The neighborhood is bounded by Brooklyn Bridge Park to the north, the Brooklyn Bridge to the west,
Brooklyn Bridge (Gleizes) American collector John Quinn acquired "Brooklyn Bridge" and several other works by Gleizes that had been on view at Montross Gallery, either during the exhibition or subsequently. In 1927, an exhibition and sale of Quinn's art collection took place in New York City. The sale was conducted by Otto Bernet and Hiram H. Parke at the American Art Galleries. A catalogue was published for the occasion by the American Art Association. "Brooklyn Bridge" (n. 263 of the catalogue) was purchased at the sale for $60. "Brooklyn Bridge" forms part of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection. It was gifted to