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Series Title: Harlem

Untitled (18th Street, Harlem, New York)

c. 1970

Shawn Walker

(American, b. 1940)
Culture
America
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
Image: 13.2 x 19.3 cm (5 3/16 x 7 5/8 in.); Paper: 35.4 x 27.6 cm (13 15/16 x 10 7/8 in.); Mounted: 35.5 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.)
Credit Line
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 2021.139
Copyright
Copyright
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print
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Did You Know?

Shawn Walker was born, raised, and still lives in Harlem.

Description

This surreal scene is likely one that the artist encountered in Harlem. Do these beds, side by side beneath a bright roof-shaped triangle, represent a romantic union? A perilously exposed home with no walls or structure? Or a fragile moment of rest, love, and comfort amid a distressing urban environment? Walker’s image is balanced yet unsettling in its suggestions of vulnerability and exposure.

Untitled (18th Street, Harlem, New York)

c. 1970

Shawn Walker

(American, b. 1940)
America

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