Downtown Reflections

1968

Mariette Pathy Allen

Associated Names
Mariette Pathy Allen

Artist, American, born Egypt, 1940

This is a photograph of a city street scene with a display window featuring mannequins. The image captures a bustling urban setting with buildings lining the street and various people walking on the sidewalk. In the foreground, a shop window displays mannequins dressed in elegant attire, alongside Christmas decorations, such as artificial trees adorned with ornaments and lights. The reflective glass of the window blends the inside with the outer street scene, adding layers to the composition. The architecture in the background shows tall buildings with intricate facades, while various signs and traffic signals punctuate the busy cityscape. The photograph, in black and white, lends a timeless feel to the captured moment, highlighting the contrast between the static display and the dynamic street life.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 31.43 × 47.31 cm (12 3/8 × 18 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 40.64 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.122.12

  • Series Title

    The Face of New Jersey

  • Copyright

    © Mariette Pathy Allen, National Gallery of Art


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mariette Pathy Allen, New York; NGA purchase (through CLAMP, New York), 2024.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in black ink: Downtown Reflections from the / "Face of New Jersey" series / 1968, Trenton / Mariette Pathy Allen


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