Esther Bubley

NYC, Midtown
1959

A black and white photograph depicting a deserted urban street flanked by tall buildings, with manhole covers in the foreground and a faintly visible skyline in the distance. The image has a vintage feel, with the edges of the photo showing slight wear.
A black and white photograph depicting a deserted urban street flanked by tall buildings, with manhole covers in the foreground and a faintly visible skyline in the distance. The image has a vintage feel, with the edges of the photo showing slight wear.

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Date
1959

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 9/16 × 4 5/8in. (29.4 × 11.7 cm) Image: 11 9/16 × 4 5/8in. (29.4 × 11.7 cm)

Accession number
2019.304

Edition
Vintage

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo

Rights and reproductions
© Jean Bubley

API
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Esther Bubley
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