New York, New York

1946

Louis Faurer

Associated Names
Louis Faurer

Artist, American, 1916 - 2001

The image shows a city scene with a brick building, a dirt mound, and framed artworks. The photograph captures an outdoor area where several framed artworks are displayed at ground level. The artworks are set in front of a tall, multi-story brick building with numerous windows, and a single illuminated window on the top floor. The scene is under overcast lighting. Shadowy silhouettes of bystanders can be seen in the foreground.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Joshua P. Smith Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 21.8 x 33.3 cm (8 9/16 x 13 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.128.24

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joshua P. Smith, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2001.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1981

  • Louis Faurer: Photographs from Philadelphia and New York, 1937-1973, Art Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, 10 March - 23 April 1981, no. 15.

2002

  • Louis Faurer, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston; Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover; The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, 2002 - 2003, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1981

  • Louis Faurer: Photographs from Philadelphia and New York, 1937-1973. Exh. cat. Art Gallery, University of Maryland. College Park, Maryland, 1981, no. 15, p. 27.

2002

  • Louis Faurer. Exh. cat., The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston; Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover; Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego; The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia. London: Merrell in association with The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002.

Inscriptions

center verso in graphite: Faurer; lower left verso in graphite: Louis Faurer; lower center verso in graphite: 1946; lower right verso in graphite: New York, N.Y. N.Y.

Wikidata ID

Q64157579

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