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Brooklyn Bridge, New York

1927

Edwin Kaufman

(American, 1906–1939)
Culture
America, Ohio, Cleveland
Medium
drypoint
Measurements
Platemark: 16.3 x 10.7 cm (6 7/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Hays Gries 1942.910
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
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Did You Know?

From 1922 to 1925, motor vehicles were banned from driving on the Brooklyn Bridge.

Description

This dark, brooding scene places the viewer directly on the Brooklyn Bridge along its pedestrian walkway. The heavy lines and isolated, melancholy figures imbue the print with a sense of foreboding. Although Edwin Kaufman lived in New York City starting in the mid-1930s, it is likely that he made this print earlier, in the late 1920s. During this time, the artist’s prints featuring city bridges and marketplaces were being recognized in exhibitions in Cleveland and New York.
A vertically oriented drypoint print in black ink depicts a walkway framed by dark, towering structures that form a V-shape against a pale sky. In the foreground right, a person sits on a bench with a bowed head, while an empty bench sits on the left. Further back, two figures stand near a lamppost. Dense cross-hatching and heavy lines create deep shadows and textured buildings in the distance.

Brooklyn Bridge, New York

1927

Edwin Kaufman

(American, 1906–1939)
America, Ohio, Cleveland

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