Ralston Crawford

Cologne Ruins
1951

A black and white photograph showing the ruins of a building with crumbling walls and exposed beams. In the background, intact buildings can be seen, suggesting a contrast between destruction and intact urban structures. The foreground is littered with debris and broken bricks, indicating recent demolition or decay.

A black and white photograph showing the ruins of a building with crumbling walls and exposed beams. In the background, intact buildings can be seen, suggesting a contrast between destruction and intact urban structures. The foreground is littered with debris and broken bricks, indicating recent demolition or decay.

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Date
1951

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 9 5/8 × 13 7/8in. (24.4 × 35.2 cm) Image: 8 15/16 × 13 7/16in. (22.7 × 34.1 cm)

Accession number
88.51

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Robert F. Crawford

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

API
artworks/7289

Exhibitions

American Legends: From Calder to O’Keeffe

Dec 22, 2012–June 29, 2014

Ralston Crawford
229 works in the collection

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