The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 24, 2024

New York City

New York City

1928–1929
(American, 1903–1975)
America, 20th century
gelatin silver print
Image: 20.8 x 13.2 cm (8 3/16 x 5 3/16 in.); Paper: 20.8 x 17.4 cm (8 3/16 x 6 7/8 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1992.8
© Walker Evans Archive, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Location: not on view

Description

Among Evan’s earliest photographic achievements is this astonishing, worm-eye view of a Manhattan skyscraper. He created a striking, abstract composition through his dramatic use of light and shade and his keen eye for establishing order. Slices of buildings in deep shadow frame the central tower and establish an ambiguous sense of space. The three-dimensional subject matter is flattened into bold two-dimensional patterns of light and dark, positive and negative. In this sleek work, Evans captured the spirit of the modern moment.
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, Tom E Hinson. Catalogue of Photography. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996. Reproduced: P. 150
  • Icons of American Photography: A Century of Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 24-September 16, 2007); Frick Art and Historical Center, Pittsburgh, PA (October 3, 2009-January 3, 2010).
    The Cleveland Museum of Art (6/24/07 - 9/16/07) and Frick Art and Historical Center, Pittburgh, PA (10/3/2009 - 1/3/2010); "Icons of American Photography: A Century of Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art", no exhibition catalogue.
    Selected Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 9-April 11, 1993).
    CMA, January 28 - March 15, 1992: "Selected Acquisitions," CMA Bulletin, 80 (February 1993), p. 68, no. 94.
  • {{cite web|title=New York City|url=false|author=Walker Evans|year=1928–1929|access-date=24 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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