Front view
Inv. No.S-0652
ArtistTodd Webbborn 1905 in USAdied 2000 in USA
Title

"Midtown New York"

Year1946, vintage
Medium

gelatin silver print

Dimensions33 x 41 cm
Signature

titled, dated and signed (ink) on verso

Comment

Like in the pictures from the 1920s by Germaine Krull or László Moholy-Nagy where the shadowing of architectural details often plays an important role, Todd Webb shows in the late 1940s strict geometric shadow patters of the omnipresent fire escapes in New York.
(Fritz Simak)

S-0652, "Midtown New York"
Todd Webb, "Midtown New York", 1946
S-0652, Front view
© Todd Webb, courtesy of the Estate of Todd & Lucille Webb, Portland, Main, USA
S-0652, Back view
Todd Webb, "Midtown New York", 1946
S-0652, Back view
S-0024, Harry Callahan, "Venice", 1957
Harry Callahan, "Venice", 1957
more infoS-0024, Front view
© Todd Webb, courtesy of the Estate of Todd & Lucille Webb, Portland, Main, USA
S-0210, Walfred Robert Moisio, "Depression, New York City, NY", 1938
Walfred Robert Moisio, "Depression, New York City, NY", 1938
more infoS-0210, Front view
© Todd Webb, courtesy of the Estate of Todd & Lucille Webb, Portland, Main, USA
S-0654, Vilém Reichmann, "imaginární setkání Ze srubren Dvojice", 1962
Vilém Reichmann, "imaginární setkání Ze srubren Dvojice", 1962
more infoS-0654, Front view
© Todd Webb, courtesy of the Estate of Todd & Lucille Webb, Portland, Main, USA