Blind Woman, New York

1916, printed 1920s

Paul Strand

Associated Names
Paul Strand

Artist, American, 1890 - 1976

The image displays a close-up of an older woman's upper body and face. She is facing slightly to the left, looking off-frame. Her facial features are distinct, with a weathered and textured complexion. Her hair is partially visible, tucked under a dark knitted hood that covers most of her head. She is wearing a heavy, dark garment, possibly a coat, with a badge that reads "2622 NEW YORK CITY" and a white sign labeled with the word "BLIND" around her neck. The background consists of a stone wall with visible texture and irregularities.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Strand Archive, Aperture Foundation, Millerton, NY; Southwestern Bell Corporation, St. Louis, MO; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1990

  • Greenough 1990, p. 156, illus. p. 11.

  • Paul Strand: An American Vision, National Gallery of Art; The Art Institute of Chicago; Saint Louis Art Museum; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco; Victoria and Albert Museum, 1990 - 1992, unnumbered catalogue.

1997

  • August Sander Archiv/SK Stiftung Kulture, Cologne, Germany, 22 May-10 August 1997.

Bibliography

1990

  • Greenough 1990, p. 156, illus p. 11.

Inscriptions

center verso in blue ink: Paul Strand; all by later hand: upper left verso in graphite: #3 see Phil print / F7; upper right verso in graphite: L49

Wikidata ID

Q64158643

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