Tenth Street, New York City

1959

John Cohen

Associated Names
John Cohen

Artist, American, 1932 - 2019

The image shows an urban scene from an elevated viewpoint, looking out from a window across a row of buildings. The skyline consists of building tops, with a larger distant building visible in the background. In the middle section, more buildings with dimly lit windows are visible. Near the foreground, a bar with a figure inside is seen through large windows. The image is monochromatic with a grayscale palette, conveying a somber mood, heightened by the contrast between dark buildings and illuminated windows. The image appears to use a soft focus or blurred technique.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Fund for Living Photographers

  • Dimensions

    image: 33.1 x 22.1 cm (13 1/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.5 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2003.18.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Deborah Bell Photographs, New York, NY); NGA purchase, 2003.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2001

  • There is No Eye: John Cohen, Photographs. New York, 2001: 81

Wikidata ID

Q64155915

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