Coney Island

1943-1944

Nathan Lerner

Associated Names
Nathan Lerner

Artist, American, 1913 - 1997

This is a black and white photograph showing a busy beach scene from an elevated perspective. In the foreground, there is a large trash basket, with two figures standing next to it. The beach is crowded with people sunbathing and using umbrellas. In the distance, there is a faint horizon separating the beach from the possible ocean. The grayscale tones emphasize the contrast between the dark foreground and the lighter beach scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kiyoko Lerner

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.9 × 23 cm (9 7/16 × 9 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.9 × 27.9 cm (11 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.115.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Nathan Lerner; Estate of Nathan Lerner, Chicago, 1997; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: "Coney Island" / New York/1944/3 [4 crossed out] / Nathan Lerner / M [circled]; by unknown hand, upper right in graphite: NL 52; lower left: - | - |; lower right: #43.1.1

Wikidata ID

Q64158378

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