Object number1987.53.26
NYC Skyline
Datec. 1952
Artist
Rosalie Thorne McKenna
(American, 1918-2003)
CultureAmerican
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 1/16 x 8 9/16 in. (28.1 x 21.7 cm)
Sheet: 11 7/16 x 8 15/16 in. (29 x 22.7 cm)
Matted: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
Sheet: 11 7/16 x 8 15/16 in. (29 x 22.7 cm)
Matted: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
On View
Not on viewPeriod20th c
Classification(s)
InscribedOn verso, possibly by artist, center in pencil: NYC Skyline / #3; upper left corner in green ink: (90)[scratched out] (78); by unidentified hand, center in ink: c. 1952; lower right corner in pencil: 87.53.26
MarkingsOn verso, stamped[crossed out] center: PHOTO BY: / ROLLIE MCKENNA / 438 EAST 88 STREET / NEW YORK 28, N. Y. / TEL. ENRIGHT 9-3889 / Not To Be Reproduced / Without Permission. / Please Credit With Photo; stamped center: ASMP MEMBER / AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHERS; stamped lower center: Rollie Mc Kenna / 1 Hancox St., Stonington, Conn. / 06378 (203) 535 - 0110, 2126; © Rollie Mc Kenna
ProvenanceGift of the artistDescriptionRainy, nighttime image of city street; taxi and two shops with their window lighting reflected in the street; backdrop of city skyline
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