Louis Faurer

56th Street Behind City Center on a Sunday
1951, printed 1981

A black and white photograph capturing a moment on a city street where a woman in a dark dress and high heels is seen from behind, embracing a man who is facing away from the camera. They are standing next to an open car door of a vintage car, with a row of parked cars and classic architecture lining the street in the background. The scene suggests a mid-20th-century setting.
A black and white photograph capturing a moment on a city street where a woman in a dark dress and high heels is seen from behind, embracing a man who is facing away from the camera. They are standing next to an open car door of a vintage car, with a row of parked cars and classic architecture lining the street in the background. The scene suggests a mid-20th-century setting.

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Date
1951, printed 1981

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 15/16in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm) Image: 10 7/8 × 7 5/16in. (27.6 × 18.6 cm)

Accession number
2010.175

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Jeanne and Richard S. Press

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Louis Faurer

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Louis Faurer
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