Todd Webb

From 3rd Ave El Station
1946

Black and white photograph of the exterior of the Columbia Portrait Co. building at 140, featuring signage for fireplaces, mirrors, pictures, lamps, gifts, and occasional furniture. The photo includes a view of the building's windows and a partial view of the adjacent building, taken from an elevated perspective. Handwritten text at the bottom left indicates the photo was taken from 3rd Ave El Station in New York, 1946, and is signed by the photographer.
Black and white photograph of the exterior of the Columbia Portrait Co. building at 140, featuring signage for fireplaces, mirrors, pictures, lamps, gifts, and occasional furniture. The photo includes a view of the building's windows and a partial view of the adjacent building, taken from an elevated perspective. Handwritten text at the bottom left indicates the photo was taken from 3rd Ave El Station in New York, 1946, and is signed by the photographer.

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Date
1946

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 13 15/16in. (27.8 × 35.4 cm) Image: 9 7/16 × 12 7/8in. (24 × 32.7 cm)

Accession number
2020.217

Edition
Edition unknown

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Howard Greenberg

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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