Coney Island--New York City

1952, printed 1974

Garry Winogrand

Associated Names
Garry Winogrand

Artist, American, 1928 - 1984

Kathleen Caraccio

Technical Collaborator, American

Catherine Carine

Technical Collaborator, American

Richard Kenerson

Printer, American

John Berg

Designer, American

Burton Richard Wolf

Editor, American

Lee Friedlander

Editor, American, born 1934

Eugene Stuttman

Editor, American

John Deeks

Processor, American

Richard Benson

Processor, American, 1943 - 2017

Several individuals are depicted in the image. A man is standing with his head obscured by a wooden beam, wearing light-colored shorts with a towel. Three others are seated on the sandy ground below the structure. One is shirtless, another wears a sleeveless shirt with a hat and glasses, and a woman wears a sleeveless top and a skirt with short, wavy hair. The setting is underneath a pier or wooden structure, with sandy ground scattered with debris and light filtering through gaps, casting patterns on the sand.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Collectors Committee

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 21.7 x 33 cm (8 9/16 x 13 in.)
    mount: 37.5 x 50.2 cm (14 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.137.1

  • Portfolio Title

    Garry Winogrand

Associated Artworks

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This is a photograph of a textured surface with large text. The image features a beige, fabric-like texture that covers the entire surface. The words "GARRY" and "WINOGRAND" are printed in large, bold, dark brown lettering at the top left and bottom of the image, respectively.

Garry Winogrand

Garry Winogrand, Catherine Carine, Kathleen Caraccio, Richard Kenerson, John Berg, Lee Friedlander, Eugene Stuttman, Burton Richard Wolf, Richard Benson, John Deeks

1974

The image shows a driveway sloping down from a house with a garage on the left and a desert landscape in the distance. A rocky hill horizon occupies the top third of the image under a cloudy sky. In the foreground, a tricycle is on its side, and a toddler is moving toward the viewer from a garage where another child stands. The image is monochrome, giving it a classic feel with grays and blacks emphasizing contrasts between light and shadow. The texture of the desert landscape contrasts with the smooth driveway surface, adding to the scene's starkness.

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Garry Winogrand, Kathleen Caraccio, Catherine Carine, Richard Kenerson, John Berg, Burton Richard Wolf, Eugene Stuttman, Lee Friedlander, John Deeks, Richard Benson

1958

This is a photograph of a sign in a bear enclosure. The sign states "European Brown Bear," with the scientific name "Ursus Arctos arctos," and mentions their habitat in "Europe and Asia." The sign is affixed to a fence with vertical metal bars behind it. A small white object is partially visible near the bottom of the sign. The image captures the utilitarian design of the enclosure with a focus on the bold signage that informs visitors about the species housed within.

Central Park Zoo--New York City

Garry Winogrand, Kathleen Caraccio, Catherine Carine, Richard Kenerson, John Berg, Lee Friedlander, Burton Richard Wolf, Eugene Stuttman, John Deeks, Richard Benson

1962

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Estate of Garry Winogrand; Fraenkal Gallery, San Francisco, CA; purchased with donated funds from the Collectors Committee by NGA, 1999.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1988

  • Garry Winogrand: Figments from the Real World. Exh. cat. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1988, 65.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 29/75; lower right in graphite: Garry Winogrand

Wikidata ID

Q64154119

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