Inv. No.S-0652
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)
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, Front view
© Todd Webb, courtesy of the Estate of Todd & Lucille Webb, Portland, Main, USA
Todd Webb, "Midtown New York", 1946
S-0652, Back view
S-0652, Back view
Harry Callahan, "Venice", 1957
more infoS-0024, Front view© Todd Webb, courtesy of the Estate of Todd & Lucille Webb, Portland, Main, USA
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
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