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Aug 9, 2021
Aug 9, 2021
Untitled (18th Street, Harlem, New York)
Harlem
Untitled (18th Street, Harlem, New York)
c. 1970
Shawn Walker
(American, b. 1940)
Gelatin silver print
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.)
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 2021.139
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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.
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