A Monday Washing, New York City

published 1900

American 20th Century, Detroit Photographic Company

Associated Names
Detroit Photographic Company

Publisher, American, c. 1895 - 1932

This photograph shows an elevated view of a densely packed urban area. The horizon is near the top of the frame, with distant city skyscrapers in the background behind a light blue sky. Closest to us, laundry lines crisscross between tenement buildings, carrying colorful clothes and linens in shades of white, light blue, light pink, and yellow. The clothes overlap, crossing through the center of the image. The tan and brown buildings form a corridor leading to the far row of buildings, with the open sky above them.  The colors range from pastel and muted tones to earthy colors.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photo-chromolithograph

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    overall: 17.3 x 22.7 cm (6 13/16 x 8 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.170.15


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

stamped, lower left on image: 53622 A Monday Washing, New York City; lower right on image: Copyright 1900. / By Detroit Photographic Co.

Wikidata ID

Q64144812

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