William Klein

Selwyn, 42nd Street, New York
1955

A black and white photograph capturing a busy city street scene with pedestrians walking past a movie theater marquee that reads "SELWYN" and advertises Kirk Douglas in "The Racers" and "The Green Scarf" with Cesar Romero and Leo Genn. The image is distorted and reflected on the shiny surface of a car, creating a surreal, fragmented effect.

A black and white photograph capturing a busy city street scene with pedestrians walking past a movie theater marquee that reads "SELWYN" and advertises Kirk Douglas in "The Racers" and "The Green Scarf" with Cesar Romero and Leo Genn. The image is distorted and reflected on the shiny surface of a car, creating a surreal, fragmented effect.

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Date
1955

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Overall: 11 7/8 × 9 7/16in. (30.2 × 24 cm)

Accession number
96.64

Edition
Vintage

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee

Rights and reproductions
© William Klein / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Photo © William Klein/SAIF, Paris/VAGA, New York

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