Ralston Crawford

(White Street markings, NYC)
1968

A black and white photograph showing a close-up of a street intersection with road markings and a manhole cover. The composition focuses on the contrast between the textures of the asphalt and the manhole cover, as well as the geometric patterns created by the white painted lines on the road.
A black and white photograph showing a close-up of a street intersection with road markings and a manhole cover. The composition focuses on the contrast between the textures of the asphalt and the manhole cover, as well as the geometric patterns created by the white painted lines on the road.

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Date
1968

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 14in. (27.8 × 35.6 cm) Image: 9 1/8 × 13 3/8in. (23.2 × 34 cm)

Accession number
2008.322

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Jointly owned by the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery; Gift of John Crawford

Rights and reproductions
© Ralston Crawford Estate / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
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Ralston Crawford
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