Vanderbilt Garage

1924, printed 1981

Ralph Steiner

Associated Names
Ralph Steiner

Artist, American, 1899 - 1986

This is a photograph of a brick building facade with a sign that reads "VANDERBILT GARAGE INC." The brickwork and mortar lines are visible, adding texture. Metal light fixtures with conical lamp shades are attached to each side of the building, directed towards the sign. The overall tone of the image is monochromatic, highlighting the structure and details.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Isaac Lagnado in Honor of Edwynn Houk.

  • Dimensions

    image: 10 × 12.5 cm (3 15/16 × 4 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 11.1 × 13.5 cm (4 3/8 × 5 5/16 in.)
    mount: 15.1 × 17.8 cm (5 15/16 × 7 in.)
    mount: 37.8 × 32.7 cm (14 7/8 × 12 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.18.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Isaac Lagnado, New York; gift to NGA, 2013.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right under image on mount in black ink: Ralph Steiner; on verso, by unknown hand, top left in graphite: #10010 CF; bottom center in red marker underlined: AA

Wikidata ID

Q64158873

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