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New York Street Scene

1911
(American, 1886–1981)
America, 20th century
platinum print
Image: 8.7 x 11 cm (3 7/16 x 4 5/16 in.); Paper: 8.7 x 11 cm (3 7/16 x 4 5/16 in.); Primary mount: 9.2 x 11.6 cm (3 5/8 x 4 9/16 in.); Secondary mount: 10.5 x 12.7 cm (4 1/8 x 5 in.)
Gift of Diann G. Mann and Thomas A. Mann 2019.29
Location: not on view
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This elevated train station on the Sixth Avenue Line was demolished in 1939, replaced by an underground line.

Description

A successful photographer, Struss was also an inventor and entrepeneur. He developed and manufactured the Struss pictorial lens, which allowed focus to be varied from a soft atmospheric quality to sharp focus. It may not be coincidental that this foggy cityscape evokes a film noir mood. Moving to Hollywood after World War I, Struss became an innovative cinematographer and won the first Academy Award given for that profession.
New York Street Scene

New York Street Scene

1911

Karl F. Struss

(American, 1886–1981)
America, 20th century

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