42nd Street from the Sixth Avenue Subway, New York

1940-1941

Lisette Model

Associated Names
Lisette Model

Artist, American, born Austria-Hungary, 1901 - 1983

This is a photograph of people walking, captured from a ground-level perspective focusing on their legs and feet. The image depicts a dynamic scene where the motion is evident in the blur of some legs and feet. The photograph captures a variety of footwear, predominantly high-heeled shoes. The composition utilizes low-angle and close-up views. The contrast between the dark and light areas enhances the sense of depth and movement within the image.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James Danziger Gallery, New York, NY); purchased with donated funds from Marvin Breckinridge Patterson by NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1998

  • The American Century: Observations and Metaphors, James Danziger Gallery, New York, 1998.

2010

  • Street Seen: The Psychological Gesture in American Photography, 1940-59, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, 2010, no. 86.

Bibliography

1978

  • A Book of Photographs from the Collection of Sam Wagstaff. Ex. cat. The Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, D.C.: no. 5.

1998

  • The American Century: Observations and Metaphors. Exh. cat. James Danziger Gallery. New York, 1998: pl. 25.

2009

  • Street Seen: The Psychological Gesture in American Photography, 1940-59. Exh. cat., Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee. Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee Art Museum, 2009: no. 86.

Inscriptions

all on verso: upper center in graphite: 42nd St / from the Sixth Ave Subway; center: estate stamp with graphite addition: [O or D?]/C; lower left in graphite: 3/1.1 / 5/11; by later hand, lower center in graphite: LM0808

Wikidata ID

Q64157523

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