Midtown, New York City 1975

1975, printed 2025

Mitch Epstein

Associated Names
Mitch Epstein
Artist, American, born 1952
A street scene in Midtown, New York City from 1975 is captured in this photograph. The image is in color and features a telephone booth prominently in the center, where a woman with blonde hair and sunglasses, dressed in a white dress and sandals, is using a phone. Her arm is raised, and she holds a textured handbag. To the right, a woman in a patterned shirt stands beside an empty stroller, looking out towards the street. In the foreground, an older woman with curly gray hair, wearing large sunglasses and a sleeveless dress, walks past carrying a woven handbag. On the left, a man in a light-colored shirt and pants stands on the curb, facing away. A brown van is parked on the street, with more pedestrians walking along a building-lined sidewalk in the background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    inkjet print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mitch Epstein and Susan Bell

  • Dimensions

    image: 35.88 × 53.34 cm (14 1/8 × 21 in.)
    sheet: 50.8 × 60.96 cm (20 × 24 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2025.103.6.27

  • Portfolio Title

    Early Work USA

  • Copyright

    © Mitch Epstein

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mitch Epstein, New York; gift to NGA, 2025.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed, titled, and dated by artist, lower center in graphite

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