Ilse Bing

Untitled (Street scene, Bowery, NY)
1936

A black and white photograph depicting an urban street scene under an elevated train track. In the foreground, a person wearing a suit and a white-brimmed hat is seen from behind, walking towards the intersection. Various pedestrians are scattered throughout the scene, some in conversation, others in transit. The architecture is indicative of an early to mid-20th-century American city, with signage for businesses and the word "BOWERY" visible on a building to the right. The image conveys a sense of daily life in a bustling city environment.

A black and white photograph depicting an urban street scene under an elevated train track. In the foreground, a person wearing a suit and a white-brimmed hat is seen from behind, walking towards the intersection. Various pedestrians are scattered throughout the scene, some in conversation, others in transit. The architecture is indicative of an early to mid-20th-century American city, with signage for businesses and the word "BOWERY" visible on a building to the right. The image conveys a sense of daily life in a bustling city environment.

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Date
1936

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 1/8 × 8 1/2in. (28.3 × 21.6 cm) Image: 11 1/8 × 8 1/2in. (28.3 × 21.6 cm)

Accession number
2001.367

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Bequest of Ilse Bing Wolff

Rights and reproductions
© Wichita State University Foundation

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Ilse Bing
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