Garry Winogrand

New York
1968, printed 1981

A black and white photo of a woman standing inside an elevator, looking to her side with a slight smile. She is wearing a short-sleeved, knee-length white dress with a patterned design and is holding a purse in her left hand. A panel of elevator buttons is visible to her right.

A black and white photo of a woman standing inside an elevator, looking to her side with a slight smile. She is wearing a short-sleeved, knee-length white dress with a patterned design and is holding a purse in her left hand. A panel of elevator buttons is visible to her right.

Not on view

Date
1968, printed 1981

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 11in. (35.2 × 27.9 cm) Image: 13 1/8 × 8 13/16in. (33.3 × 22.4 cm)

Accession number
2013.180.1

Edition
30/80

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Fred Colin

Rights and reproductions
© Garry Winogrand

API
artworks/44229

Part of a series:
Women Are Beautiful
28 works

A black and white photograph capturing a diverse group of people sitting and standing around an ornate stone balustrade, with some individuals looking off into the distance and others engaged in various activities, such as eating or holding a camera. The setting appears to be a public outdoor area, possibly a park or near a street, with a striped tent in the background.

A black and white photograph capturing a casual outdoor scene with several people in a park-like setting. A woman stands in the center with her hand on her hip, wearing a necklace, while others are seated or lying on the grass around her, engaged in various activities such as reading or conversing. Trees and a pathway are visible in the background, suggesting a peaceful, leisurely environment.

A black and white photo of a person sitting at the base of a large tree in a park, with their hair blowing across their face and a backpack beside them. The background shows a fence and leafless trees, suggesting it might be late fall or winter.

A black and white photo depicting a woman leaning against a stone wall in a park-like setting, with another person sitting on the wall facing away from the camera. The woman leaning is in the foreground, looking to the side with a relaxed posture, while the sitting person's legs are in the foreground. In the background, there are people walking along a path lined with trees and a metal railing.

A black and white photograph capturing a bustling city street scene with a woman in the foreground looking directly at the camera. She is wearing a fitted, long-sleeve top and shorts, carrying a large patterned bag in her right hand. The background is filled with various pedestrians, some in the shade of buildings and others in sunlight, suggesting a busy urban environment during daytime.

A black and white photograph capturing a candid street scene with various people on the steps of a building with classical architecture. In the foreground, a couple stands close together, the man facing away from the camera and the woman looking directly at the lens with a neutral expression. Other individuals are seated or standing in the background, seemingly engaged in their own activities.

A black and white photograph capturing a moment on a sunny street where two women are standing and looking towards a person with their back to the camera, possibly engaged in a conversation. The women are dressed in light-colored, stylish clothing indicative of mid-20th-century fashion, with one woman holding a purse. The scene is marked by strong contrasts of light and shadow, highlighting the expressions on the women's faces and the architectural details of the building behind them.

Black and white photo of a smiling young woman walking on a city street, looking down at a device in her hands. She is wearing a dark jacket and has curly hair. In the background, various pedestrians are crossing the street, and there's a classic car with its door open. City buildings and a traffic light are visible in the distance.

A black and white photograph capturing a woman walking on a city street, looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression. She is wearing a patterned blouse, white pants, and sandals, with a headscarf tied around her hair. In the background, there's a classic car parked on the side of the road, and a few pedestrians are visible in the distance near a storefront with covered windows. The urban setting suggests a scene from a past decade.

Black and white photograph of a vintage café scene with two women seated at separate tables. The woman on the left is dressed in a white outfit and is looking to the side, with a glass of beer and an ashtray on her table. The woman on the right is wearing a dark blazer and skirt, taking notes, with a carafe and cup on her table. In the background, a man in a white shirt is serving, and another man in a dark jacket is observing the scene.

Garry Winogrand
123 works in the collection, 7 exhibitions

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