Lower East Side, New York City

1963, printed 2006

William Carter

Associated Names
William Carter

Artist, American, born 1934

The image shows a small child standing with their back to the camera, arms stretched upward towards a large worn wall. The child is wearing a dark dress with a patterned skirt, dark hair reaching their shoulders, and dark shoes. The background consists of a dimly lit outdoor setting with a concrete or stucco wall, a narrow pole, and a utility box on the left side. The ground is paved and worn, with faint markings or graffiti on the wall.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Artist

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.8 × 28.5 cm (7 3/8 × 11 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 27.7 × 35.4 cm (10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.117.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William Carter, Los Altos Hills, CA; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2011

  • Carter, William. Causes and Spirits: Photographs from Five Decades. Göttingen, 2011, p. 33.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower left to lower center in black ink: New York City, circa 1962, first printed 2006 image NYC-2 / William Carter AP0; by unknown hand, upper left in black marker: W.2.7 5.6 8s

Wikidata ID

Q64169899

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