May Day, New York City
Artist
Dan Weiner
(American, 1919 - 1959)
Date1949
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 1/4 x 16 3/4 inches (28.58 x 42.55 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.4557
InscribedNotations
photographer's name, title, date and "courtesy Sandra Weiner" in ink
Back of Print
Sandra Weiner
ink
Description: Notations made by Sandra Weiner
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of several uniformed policeman standing on a city street. Notations (title, artist's name, etc..) written by Sandra Weiner on back of print.Exhibition HistoryRotation 23. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, January 18 – May 28, 2017, no cat.
In personal photographs such as this, Dan Weiner brilliantly combines art and reportage, drawing visual poetry from the details of everyday life. Weiner received his first camera at the age of 15. In the following years, he took classes at the Photo League, a group in New York City that emphasized socially oriented documentary practice. After serving in World War II, Weiner was a successful photojournalist for magazines such as Life, Look, Fortune, and Collier’s.
Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, NY;
Purchased from Howard Greenberg Gallery by Hallmark Cards Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1998;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
Purchased from Howard Greenberg Gallery by Hallmark Cards Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1998;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
Copyright© John Broderick, courtesy of Sandra Weiner
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