New York City Airport

c. 1972

Garry Winogrand

Associated Names
Garry Winogrand

Artist, American, 1928 - 1984

This is a photograph of a group of individuals in an indoor setting. The image shows people in suits and coats reading newspapers and engaging in conversation. The lighting is stark from overhead fluorescent lights, creating contrasts and shadows. The ceiling's linear perspective draws the eye towards the back of the image. The setting suggests a sense of routine activity in a public or office space.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.4 x 32.2 cm (8 7/16 x 12 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.8 x 35.3 cm (10 15/16 x 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.67.231

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joshua P. Smith, Washington, DC; NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1988

  • Winogrand: Figments from the Real World. Exh. cat. The Museum of Modern Art. New York, 1988, 209.

Inscriptions

lower left verso in graphite: Garry Winogrand; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: GW29

Wikidata ID

Q64154128

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