William Klein

Pray-Sin, New York
1954, printed c. 1981–1984

A black and white street photograph capturing a bustling city scene with pedestrians. In the foreground, a man in a cowboy hat and a young boy look towards the camera, while a man in the center holds a sign with religious messages. The background features vintage cars and mid-20th-century storefronts with neon signs.
A black and white street photograph capturing a bustling city scene with pedestrians. In the foreground, a man in a cowboy hat and a young boy look towards the camera, while a man in the center holds a sign with religious messages. The background features vintage cars and mid-20th-century storefronts with neon signs.

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Date
1954, printed c. 1981–1984

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 15/16 × 15 7/8in. (30.3 × 40.3 cm) Image: 9 1/2 × 14in. (24.1 × 35.6 cm)

Accession number
91.100.7

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Virginia M. Zabriskie

Rights and reproductions
© William Klein / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Photo © William Klein/SAIF, Paris/VAGA, New York

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