52nd Street Pier Looking Towards the United Nations Building, New York, New York

1947, printed 1982

Louis Faurer

Associated Names
Louis Faurer

Artist, American, 1916 - 2001

The image shows two individuals from the shoulders up, with their faces obscured by shadows and only partially visible. One person is leaning towards the other as they both hold or interact with a small light source, which illuminates their faces slightly. The outlines of their heads and shoulders can be seen, but specific facial features and hairstyles are difficult to discern due to the low light and shadows. Neither person's clothing can be clearly identified. They appear to be standing near a body of water, with reflections and distant lights seen across the water's surface. In the background, a tall building structure looms against the night sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image: 29.2 × 20.1 cm (11 1/2 × 7 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 35 × 27.9 cm (13 3/4 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.29.61

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Rhyolite Partnership JV, Bethesda, MD; Stephen G. Stein, Washington, DC, 30 April 2007; gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower center in graphite: © 8/26/82 Louis Faurer; lower right: Louis Faurer / N.Y.C. August '82; by artist, center in graphite: 52nd Street Pier / looking towards United / Nations Building / New York N.Y. ca 1947; lower center: This photograph estab- / lished the feeling and / exact site concerning a Harpers / Bazaar assignment that I collaborated / with Alex Brodovitch.; by unknown hand, printing notes upper right in graphite

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