Fifth Avenue Station IND Subway, New York
Artist
David Vestal
(American, 1924 - 2013)
DateDecember 1958
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage, sheet, mount: 13 3/8 × 9 inches (33.99 × 22.86 cm)
Credit LineGift of Joseph Chazan, M.D.
Object number2016.72.8
SignedSigned on mount verso, bottom, in pencil: "David Vestal"
Artist's stamp on mount verso, center, in black ink with pencil: "DAVID VESTAL / 133 W 22nd St / New York II, N.Y."
InscribedInscribed on mount verso, center, in pencil: "FIFTH AVENUE STATION / IND SUBWAY, NEW YORK / 12/1958";
On mount verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "PRINT / 1959".
MarkingsOn mount verso, upper left corner, in pencil: "1325";
On mount verso, top, in pencil: "CAT NY58-1325-6760-914M";
On mount verso, upper right corner, in pencil: [illeg. - covered with hinging tape];
On mount verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "17 [circled]";
On mount verso, bottom, in pencil: "58216-34".
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DescriptionBlurry image of a subway station with figures standing in a row along the right, bright lights at the top, and tracks at the left.ProvenancePurchased from Robert Mann Gallery, New York by Dr. Joseph Chazan, Providence, RI;
His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
Copyright© Estate of David Vestal
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