Coney Island

1974

Eve Sonneman

Associated Names
Eve Sonneman

Artist, American, born 1946

This is a photograph of a crowded beach scene featuring numerous umbrellas and individuals relaxing on the sand. The image is presented as a series of four side-by-side photographs, two in color on the top row and two in black and white on the bottom row. In the image, the beach is densely populated, with many details of beachgoers engaging in typical beach activities. The colorful top photographs highlight the diverse swimwear and vivid beach umbrellas, while the bottom black and white photographs add a classic feel, emphasizing the scale of the crowd and the structures visible along the horizon. The composition showcases contrast between the color and monochrome, capturing the atmosphere of a busy day at the beach. There are large rocks in the foreground of each image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    2 chromogenic prints and 2 gelatin silver prints

  • Credit Line

    Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection

  • Dimensions

    image (each): 11.7 x 16.3 cm (4 5/8 x 6 7/16 in.)
    mount: 58.3 x 64.6 cm (22 15/16 x 25 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.6.320


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, New York; gift to NGA, 2007.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1975

  • October 7 - November 18, 1975, Institiute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia and December 17, 1975 to February 15, 1976, The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, "Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture of the '60s and the '70s from the Dorthy and Herbert Vogel Collection."

1977

  • November 11, 1977 - January 1, 1978, The University of Michigan Museum of Art, "Works from the collection of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel."

Inscriptions

on verso of mat board, by artist (?), lower right in graphte: Eve Sonneman / Coney Island 1974

Wikidata ID

Q64147493

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