LaSalle Street at Amsterdam, New York
Artist
Todd Webb
(American, 1905 - 2000)
Date1946
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/4 x 13 inches (24.77 x 33.02 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.2386
InscribedSigned/Titled, Dated/Numbered
Signed in artist's hand
"45NY46-19" , [title], [date], [sig]
Recto
Handwritten
Description: Across bottom, below image
On View
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Terms
After wartime service in the Pacific, Todd Webb arrived in New York in late 1945 and soon became part of the city’s photographic community. Many of his early images evoke a spirit of kinship and community—a reflection of the nation’s desire to return to normalcy after the war. Webb had a deep interest in vernacular culture and the rhythms and artifacts of everyday urban life. Here, a water hose has been rigged to provide city children with some much needed relief from the summer heat.
Copyright© Estate of Todd Webb
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