133 West 22nd Street, New York

1958, printed 1975

David Vestal

Associated Names
David Vestal

Artist, American, 1924 - 2013

This is a photograph of an urban sidewalk with a "Luncheon Fountain" sign above it. The view is from above, showing a city street. The neon sign hangs above the concrete sidewalk. The pavement texture and some scattered trash are visible below. The sidewalk is divided into large square tiles, with a dark shadow near the sign. The photograph plays with shadows and light, creating contrast in the urban environment. It is in black and white, emphasizing textures and forms in the street scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Seth and Erin Neubardt

  • Dimensions

    image: 15.1 × 10.2 cm (5 15/16 × 4 in.)
    sheet: 22.8 × 20.2 cm (9 × 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.140.12

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: 305; lower center in graphite: 133 W. 22nd St. NYC. 1958; bottom left in graphite: 58213-34; bottom center in graphite: P/2398; bottom right in graphite: 1/3/75; possibly by artist, top center in graphite: CAT NY58-306-4850-89; by unknown hand, top right in graphite: rmg24219

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