#104 Bus going down Broadway near 72nd Street during a sudden snowstorm, New York City

February 1974

Lida Moser

Associated Names
Lida Moser

Artist, American, 1920 - 2014

This is a photograph of a city street scene viewed through a window. The image shows a nighttime urban environment captured from inside a vehicle. The street outside is softly illuminated by the glow of streetlights and lights from nearby buildings and shop fronts. The wet window has streaks and condensation, adding a textured blur through which the outside scene is viewed. Cars are visible on the street, their lights reflecting off the wet surface. Pedestrians are vaguely discernible, moving along the sidewalks, contributing to a dynamic and slightly blurred effect typical in low-light photography with slow shutter speeds. The overall atmosphere conveyed is moody and slightly mysterious with a sense of motion and urban life.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Peter Dingman, Alexandria, VA; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2003; acquired by NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2011

  • Framed: Street Photography from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, February 3 – April 17, 2011

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist across center in graphite: Photo - Lida Moser - 2/74 / #104 Bus - going down Bway / near 72[underlined: nd] St. - during a sudden / snow storm NYC; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 2003.34.01

Wikidata ID

Q64157456

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