Andreas Feininger

Rockefeller Center, New York
c. 1942

A black and white aerial photograph capturing the dense architecture of a city with tall skyscrapers dominating the frame. The perspective is angled, looking down at the buildings which create a pattern of vertical lines and shadows, with the streets and smaller structures visible in the spaces between. The background features a cluster of high-rise buildings under a clear sky.

A black and white aerial photograph capturing the dense architecture of a city with tall skyscrapers dominating the frame. The perspective is angled, looking down at the buildings which create a pattern of vertical lines and shadows, with the streets and smaller structures visible in the spaces between. The background features a cluster of high-rise buildings under a clear sky.

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Date
c. 1942

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 9 11/16 × 7 7/8in. (24.6 × 20 cm) Image: 9 7/16 × 7 5/8in. (24 × 19.4 cm)

Accession number
2001.78

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Feininger Family

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Andreas Feininger

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Andreas Feininger
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