East 14th Street, New York
Artist
David Vestal
(American, 1924 - 2013)
DateJanuary 1949; printed 1966
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 13/16 × 11 5/8 inches (22.4 × 29.54 cm)
Sheet: 9 1/16 × 11 15/16 inches (23.01 × 30.3 cm)
Mount: 10 13/16 × 13 11/16 inches (27.48 × 34.77 cm)
Sheet: 9 1/16 × 11 15/16 inches (23.01 × 30.3 cm)
Mount: 10 13/16 × 13 11/16 inches (27.48 × 34.77 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Jack and Judy Stern
Object number2018.63.104
SignedSigned on mount verso, bottom, in pencil: "David Vestal"
InscribedOn mount verso, center, in pencil: "EAST 14th STREET / NEW YORK, 1/1949";
On mount verso, lower right, in pencil: "PRINT / 3/9/1966".
MarkingsOn mount verso, upper left, in pencil: "788";
On mount verso, upper right, in pencil: "CAT NY49-788-6871-114M";
On mount verso, bottom, in pencil: "4902-9", "P/853".
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DescriptionDetail image of woman walking next to a baby carriage; she is wearing sandals with ankle straps.Gallery LabelDavid Vestal brings us to where quick-stepping feet and spinning wheels meet the road in New York’s busy streets. Vestal studied painting but dedicated himself to photography after meeting Sid Grossman, co-founder of the Photo League. At a time when there were few places to study photography, the New York-based League offered classes and an affordable darkroom, organized exhibitions, and held lectures. There, Grossman encouraged students like Vestal to photograph the streets where they lived and to capture not only the look but the feel of everyday life.
Purchased from Robert Mann Gallery, New York, NY by 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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