The Docks, New York

1922

Paul Strand

Associated Names
Paul Strand

Artist, American, 1890 - 1976

The image shows an aerial view of an industrial site. There are wooden beams, metal structures, and wires in the foreground. In the background, there are large industrial buildings with a mix of wood and brick construction. Further back, there is a dock area or industrial waterfront with mounds of material. The horizon is high and mostly obscured, with stacked barrels or containers visible in the distance. The image has a monochromatic, sepia tone, with deep shadows and dusty highlights.
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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. 158, illus. p.156.

  • 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.

Bibliography

1971

  • Paul Strand. A Retrospective Monograph. The Years 1915-1968 (Millerton, 1971), p. 45

1978

  • Rosenblum, Naomi. "Paul Strand. The Early Years, 1910-1932." Ph.D. dissertation, City University of New York, 1978: fig. 100.

1990

  • Greenough 1990, p. 158, illus. p. 156

Inscriptions

by Hazel Strand, center verso in graphite: Paul Strand HS; by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: EW-NY-#108; by later hand, upper center verso in graphite: Master

Wikidata ID

Q64158650

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