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5th Avenue, IND Subway Station

Artist David Vestal (American, 1924 - 2013)
Date1965
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 3/8 × 9 inches (33.99 × 22.86 cm)
Sheet: 14 × 9 3/4 inches (35.56 × 24.77 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Jack and Judy Stern
Object number2018.63.63
SignedSigned on sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "David Vestal"
InscribedOn sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "FIFTH AVENUE IND / SUBWAY STATION, 1/1965"; On sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "PRINT / 6/1965".
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper left, in pencil: "870"; On sheet verso, upper right, in pencil: "CAT NY65-870-4288-914", "rmg23765"; On sheet verso, center, in pencil: "6512-28 / P381"; On sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "6512-28", "P/381".
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DescriptionImage of figures walking along a subway platform past vending machines. The tile wall is labeled "5th AV".Provenance

Dr. Jack and Judy Stern, Rye, NY;

Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.

Copyright© Estate of David Vestal
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