Untitled

c. 1965

Beuford Smith

Associated Names
Beuford Smith

Artist, American, 1936 - 2025

This is a photograph of an underground station. The scene shows the interior of an underground station platform with tiled walls and metal beams. The black and white photo highlights light and shadows within the station. A figure on the left appears blurred, and an object is held. The focus is on the distant beams and a partially obscured vending or information machine on the right. The perspective emphasizes the depth and linearity of the station, evoking urban life.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 20.8 × 16.1 cm (8 3/16 × 6 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.34.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Beuford Smith, Brooklyn, NY; (Keith de Lellis Gallery, New York), c. 2015; NGA purchase, 2020.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in black ink: Beuford Smith; bottom center in graphite: © Beuford Smith; on verso of mount, signed by artist, center in graphite: Beuford Smith

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