City Light Box Study

1943

Nathan Lerner

Associated Names
Nathan Lerner

Artist, American, 1913 - 1997

This is a photograph of laundry hanging on lines in a narrow urban space. The black-and-white image captures a network of clotheslines stretching across a high, densely built environment. The photograph shows multiple lines draped with white sheets and clothing, creating a diagonal pattern against a dark background. The clothes appear to be drying, and the lines crisscross over rough, textured surfaces, such as brick walls and metal railings. The play of light and shadow accentuates the texture of the fabric and the surrounding architecture.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kiyoko Lerner

  • Dimensions

    image: 35.56 × 26.51 cm (14 × 10 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.115.21


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across top in graphite: "City Light Box Study" / Nathan Lerner / New York/1943; lower center in black ink: 1943; stamped, lower center in black: © Photo By Nathan Lerner / All Rights Reserved; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite: EC169[5?]

Wikidata ID

Q64158404

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