Office Buildings on Upper Sixth Avenue
- Photographer
- Andreas Feininger, American (born France), 1906–1999
- Date
- 1962
- Material
- Gelatin silver print
- depicts
- New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs
- Collection
- Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- image: 13 5/8 × 10 1/2 in. (34.6 × 26.7 cm)
sheet: 13 3/4 × 10 3/4 in. (34.9 × 27.3 cm)
framed: 23 1/8 × 17 1/8 in. (58.7 × 43.5 cm) - Credit Line
- Gift of Andreas Feininger
- Rights
- depends on year printed
- Object Number
- 192:1998
NOTES
From an adjacent building, Andreas Feininger photographed the steel frame of a skyscraper under construction. The building is completed at its base but, at the level of Feininger’s camera, it is a transparent skeleton—a repeating modular grid, which is rapidly crystalizing into the same form as the adjacent building. It soars above view, seemingly untethered to the ground below.
Feininger was one of the leading staff photographers of Life magazine from 1943–1962, when the practice of photojournalism was at its creative peak. His innovative work explored a breadth of themes, including architecture, nature, and scientific research, but he is perhaps best known for his exhilarating views of New York City.
Feininger was one of the leading staff photographers of Life magazine from 1943–1962, when the practice of photojournalism was at its creative peak. His innovative work explored a breadth of themes, including architecture, nature, and scientific research, but he is perhaps best known for his exhilarating views of New York City.
Provenance
- 1998
Andreas Feininger, New York, NY
1998 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Andreas Feininger [1]
Notes:
[1] Per Deed of Gift from the artist dated October 22, 1998 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 11, 1998.
Andreas Feininger, New York, NY
1998 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Andreas Feininger [1]
Notes:
[1] Per Deed of Gift from the artist dated October 22, 1998 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 11, 1998.
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