Ray K. Metzker
58 FF-13

58 FF-13

© Estate of Ray K. Metzker, Courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York

58 FF-13
58 FF-13
ArtistAmerican, 1931–2014
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • 58 FF-13
Date1958, printed c. 1958
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 5 13/16 × 8 3/8 in. (14.8 × 21.3 cm)
Sheet: 7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.2 × 25.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Howard Greenberg
Object number2020.452
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description


Created while he was still a student at Chicago’s Institute of Design (ID), an innovative and experimental arts school, these photographs reveal Ray Metzker’s emerging artistic style, a synthesis of bold contrasts, technical precision, and optical innovation. Metzker utilized his camera to reveal the momentary, magical vistas of the urban world, often unseen by the naked eye.



ProvenanceHoward Greenberg, New York; given to MFAH, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso, upper left center upside down: 58 FF- 13 4 [circled] b [?]
Stamped in black with pencil additions, verso, lower right: PRINTED 1958 BY RAY K. METZKER // RKM/archive // Vicki Harris, Director VH ¼
Inscribed in pencil, verso, bottom left edge: RKM-01012.004
Inscribed in pencil, verso, bottom center edge: PF138907
Inscribed in pencil, verso, bottom right edge: 374

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