Harlem Church, New York
Artist
Evelyn Hofer
(American, born Germany, 1922 - 2009)
Date1964
MediumDye transfer print
DimensionsImage: 16 5/8 × 13 5/16 inches (42.23 × 33.81 cm)
Sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 13/16 inches (50.48 × 40.16 cm)
Sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 13/16 inches (50.48 × 40.16 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2016.75.109
SignedSigned on sheet verso, center, in pencil: "Evelyn Hofer"
InscribedInscribed on sheet verso, center, in pencil: "Harlem Church / NY 1964"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper left corner, in pencil: "22"
On View
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DescriptionImage of three women wearing dresses and hats standing outside of a Pentecostal church. The wall behind them resembles a stained glass window.Exhibition HistoryRotation 25. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, October 19, 2018- March 17, 2019, no cat.
Three well-dressed women stand outside a Pentecostal Church in Harlem, New York. The women appear dignified and curious, aware of Hofer’s presence and returning the photographer’s gaze. Their colorful attire, set against the church’s patterned window front, create an arresting street portrait. The photograph goes beyond documentation, to suggest a deeper concern with sociological portraiture.
The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
Copyright© Estate of Evelyn Hofer
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