Sid Grossman

Coney Island
c. 1947– 1948

A black and white photograph capturing a candid moment on a beach. A shirtless man stands in the foreground, holding a striped towel draped over his head and outstretched arms, creating a makeshift cape. He wears dark swim trunks and a playful, determined expression. In the background, two women are lying on the sand, one propped up on her elbow looking up at the man with a smile, while the other lies on her back, seemingly laughing. The beach is populated with other beachgoers in the distance, and the sky appears overcast.
A black and white photograph capturing a candid moment on a beach. A shirtless man stands in the foreground, holding a striped towel draped over his head and outstretched arms, creating a makeshift cape. He wears dark swim trunks and a playful, determined expression. In the background, two women are lying on the sand, one propped up on her elbow looking up at the man with a smile, while the other lies on her back, seemingly laughing. The beach is populated with other beachgoers in the distance, and the sky appears overcast.

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Date
c. 1947– 1948

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 9 7/8 × 8 15/16in. (25.1 × 22.7 cm) Image: 9 1/4 × 7 3/4in. (23.5 × 19.7 cm)

Accession number
97.98.3

Edition
Vintage

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

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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artworks/11497

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