Roof Tops, 291 Fifth Ave

1914

Karl Struss

Associated Names
Karl Struss

Artist, American, 1886 - 1981

This is a photograph of two figures high above a cityscape. The image is captured in sepia tones. The photograph shows two figures suspended in the air above an urban environment. The foreground shows parts of a construction crane's cables and a wrecking ball. The background is a blurred depiction of a city with buildings. The photograph highlights the contrast between human interaction and the urban landscape below.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum print

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as the Gift of Diana and Mallory Walker

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 11.7 × 9.2 cm (4 5/8 × 3 5/8 in.)
    mount (1): 12.2 × 9.9 cm (4 13/16 × 3 7/8 in.)
    mount (2): 13.4 × 10.9 cm (5 1/4 × 4 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.9.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Phillips, NY, 2003); (Charles Isaacs Photographs Inc., New York); NGA purchase, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower center in graphite: Karl Struss; by artist, lower center in graphite: Roof Tops-- 291 Fifth Ave / 1914; by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: JES 538.80P; bottom right in graphite inverted: RWO# 580.43

Wikidata ID

Q64156162

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