View from St. Michael's Cemetery, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

1941

Mary Morris

Associated Names
Mary Morris

Artist, American, 1914 - 2009

The image shows an aerial view of a snowy urban landscape. Snow covers the ground, interrupted by stone posts linked by metal railings, resembling a fence. In the distance, rows of houses with snow-covered rooftops create a neighborhood, with a church spire on the left side. Industrial structures like tall smokestacks and cranes are visible on the horizon. The photograph is in black and white, emphasizing the contrast between the snow and the dark buildings. The scene conveys the quiet coldness of a winter day in an industrial cityscape.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.1 × 19.4 cm (7 15/16 × 7 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 20.32 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.117.3


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

PM Newspaper, New York; Culver Pictures; Jay Perino; (Richard Moore Photographs, Oakland, CA), 2010; NGA purchase, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, in unknown hand, top center in black crayon: Bethlehem, Pa; stamped in center in black ink: Pix Slug........ Page Slug........./ Page......... Day........ / Width.........Depth.........; stamped in black ink: PM PHOTOGRAPH BY / MARY MORRIS


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