Man coming up subway stairs
Artist
Roy DeCarava
(American, 1919 - 2009)
Date1952
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 12 7/8 x 8 5/8 inches (32.7 x 21.91 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.3966
InscribedArtist's Stamp
"Roy De Carava/1015 Sixth Avenue/NY 18 NY WI 7-9556"
Back of Print
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionVintage gelatin silver print on man climbing stairs. Artist's stamp on back of print.Exhibition HistoryAmerican Photography: Recent Additions to the Hallmark Photographic Collection. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, February 27 – May 14, 2000, no cat.
Black and White in America: Photography of the Civil Rights Era, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, June 19 – October 3, 2004, no cat.
Through the Lens: Visions of African American Experience, 1950-1970. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, November 18, 2015 – April 3, 2016, no cat.
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