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From the South Ferry El Station, New York, NY
From the South Ferry El Station, New York, NY

From the South Ferry El Station, New York, NY

Artist David Vestal (American, 1924 - 2013)
Date1950; printed 1998
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 1/16 × 11 7/8 inches (20.47 × 30.15 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/16 × 13 15/16 inches (25.55 × 35.38 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Jack and Judy Stern
Object number2018.63.61
SignedSigned on sheet verso, center, in pencil: "David Vestal"
InscribedOn sheet verso, center, in pencil: "FROM THE SOUTH / FERRY EL STATION / NEW YORK, NY 1950"; On sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "10/10/1998".
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper left, in pencil: "2711"; On sheet verso, upper right, in pencil: "RMG23277" / "CAT NY50-2711-16070-1014"; On sheet verso, lower left, in pencil: "5027-35"; On sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "P/13859".
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DescriptionImage taken from above looking down onto a man walking on a cobblestone street beneath a elevated subway track.Provenance

Dr. Jack and Judy Stern, Rye, NY;

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

Copyright© Estate of David Vestal
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