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Central Park, New York, July

Artist David Vestal (American, 1924 - 2013)
Date1956; printed 1996
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 1/16 × 11 7/8 inches (20.47 × 30.15 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/16 × 13 7/8 inches (25.55 × 35.23 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Seth and Erin Neubardt
Object number2018.62.64
SignedSigned on sheet verso, center, in pencil: "David Vestal"
InscribedOn sheet verso, center, in pencil: "CENTRAL PARK / NEW YORK JULY, 1956"; On sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "3/10/1996".
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper left corner, in pencil: "1334"; On sheet verso, upper right, in pencil: "CAT NY56-1334-14436-1014"; On sheet verso, upper right corner, in pencil: "RMG10801 / RMG23181"; On sheet verso, lower left, in pencil: "5618-17"; On sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "P/12349", "49" [crossed out]".
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DescriptionImage taken from rocky shoreline looking out onto two canoes in the water; wispy tree branches in the center foreground and NYC skyline partially visible in the foggy background.Provenance

Dr. Seth and Erin Neubardt, Rye, NY;

Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.

Copyright© Estate of David Vestal
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