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From East 14th St., New York

Artist David Vestal (American, 1924 - 2013)
Date1964
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 1/8 × 13 5/8 inches (23.19 × 34.62 cm)
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 14 inches (24.13 × 35.56 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Jack and Judy Stern
Object number2018.63.64
SignedSigned on sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "David Vestal"
InscribedOn sheet verso, lower left, in pencil: "FROM EAST 14th ST / NEW YORK, 1/1964".
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper left, in pencil: "855"; On sheet verso, upper right, in pencil: "CAT NY64-855-4199-914", "rmg23778" / "#82" [crossed out] / "ST"; On sheet verso, center, in pencil: "613 / 6406-10 [crossed out] / 6406-10 / 40" f11 D72 1:2 2 / -15" hold; [?] / +80" burn, top [?]"; On sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "6406-10 (SPIRATONE PAPER TEST PRINT, 11/1964) (NEGATIVE / LOST)".
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DescriptionImage taken through a chain-link fence looking on to a large pile of debris from a demolished building; placed between two other structures and looking onto a series of high-rises.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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