From Back Window, 133 West 22nd Street, New York

January 1965

David Vestal

Associated Names
David Vestal

Artist, American, 1924 - 2013

This is a photograph of a fire escape and a snowy courtyard. The image captures an urban scene with a metal fire escape covered with a layer of snow. The steps and railings create a geometric pattern against brick buildings in the background. Snow adds a texture contrast against the lines of the fire escape and buildings. The overall tone of the photograph is moody, cold, and industrial.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Seth and Erin Neubardt

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.9 × 15.9 cm (9 7/16 × 6 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 24.3 × 16.6 cm (9 9/16 × 6 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.140.10

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Seth Neubardt, Rye, NY; gift to NGA (through Robert Mann Gallery, New York), 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower center in graphite: David Vestal; by artist, upper left in graphite underlined: 610; center in graphite: 6501-19 / [line] / P187; lower center in graphite: FROM BACK WINDOW / 133 WEST 22nd STREET / NEW YORK 1/1965; bottom left in black ink: WEST 22nd ST NY 1/65/6501.19/P187; bottom right in graphite: PRINT 3/13/1965; possibly by artist, top center in graphite: CAT NY65-610-2790-710; by unknown hand, upper right in graphite: rmg 23887

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