Title

Vintage New York [graphic] / Andreas Feininger.

Author

Feininger, Andreas, 1906-1999,

Publication

New York : Double Elephant Editions, Ltd., 1987, photographed 1941-1945

Details

Additional Authors

Barth, Miles.

Description

5 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w; 30 x 40 in. on matboard +

Subjects

• Silver gelatin prints
• Photographic prints
• Cityscapes
• Times Square (New York, N.Y.)
• Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
• World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > United States
• Skyscrapers > New York > New York
• Signs > New York > New York
• Ships > New York > New York
• Piers & wharves > New York > New York
• Night > New York > New York
• Harbors > New York (State) > New York
• Elevated railroads > New York > New York
• Buildings > New York (State) > New York

Genre/Form

• Cityscapes.
• Photographic prints.
• Silver gelatin prints.

Note

• Prints for this edition were selected by Miles Barth. c.f. -- colophn.
• This portfolio is a limited edition of 35 copies plus 3 artist's proofs. c.f. -- colophon.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Provenance (note)

• Gift of Robert Sutner, 1993.

Contents

1. Hudson River at midtown, c.1945 -- 2. Lower Manhattan, 1941 -- 3. Midtown Manhattan, 1941 -- 4. Times Square, 1942 -- 5. Elevated trestle, Division Street, 1941.

Call Number

MFZ+++ (Feininger) 95-57

Author

Feininger, Andreas, 1906-1999, photographer.

Title

Vintage New York [graphic] / Andreas Feininger.

Imprint

New York : Double Elephant Editions, Ltd., 1987, photographed 1941-1945

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Photography Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Summary

Ships, tugboats and piers on the Hudson, "Welcome Home" sign on structure near water, Rockefeller Center and other buildings; skyscrapers of lower Manhattan silhouetted against sun and water, haze in middle ground; skyscrapers at night, with lower, older builings in foreground; Times Square at night with neon and lighted signs for theatres, Pepsi Cola, and whiskey, trolleys, automobiles, foreground; elevated rail tracks with strong shadow and sunlight below.

Local Note

NYPL has AP#2

Added Author

Barth, Miles.

Research Call Number

MFZ+++ (Feininger) 95-57