Construction Work on 9th Avenue, New York City
Artist
Sherril Schell
(American, 1877 - 1964)
Dateca. 1930
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 11 11/16 × 9 1/4 inches (29.69 × 23.5 cm)
Mount: 22 15/16 × 14 9/16 inches (58.24 × 36.98 cm)
Mount: 22 15/16 × 14 9/16 inches (58.24 × 36.98 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.50.35
SignedSigned on mount recto, lower right, in pencil: "Sherril Schell"
InscribedOn mount verso, center, in pencil: "Construction Work on / 9th avenue."
MarkingsOn mount verso, top, in pencil: "146" [circled];
On mount verso, lower left, in pencil: "PBA 285" [circled];
On mount verso, lower right, in pencil: "73" [circled];
On mount verso, bottom, in pencil: "B.34", "020338"
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of wooden support structure and cables rising up between tall buildings.Exhibition HistoryRotation 26. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, March 29, 2019- August 25, 2019, no cat.
Sherril Schell was an American modernist photographer of the 1930s, known for his bold interpretations of New York City. As seen here, he favored strong diagonal elements and contrasts of light and dark to emphasize the vital energies of the industrial age.
Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2015;
Given by the Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2015.
Given by the Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2015.
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Lewis Emory Walker
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