Artist
Sid Grossman(American, 1913–1955)American, 1913–1955
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Mulberry Street
DateSeptember 1948
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 1/2 × 13 1/4 in. (26.7 × 33.7 cm)
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 13 7/8 in. (27.8 × 35.2 cm)
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 13 7/8 in. (27.8 × 35.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Chris Hughes
Object number2009.1576
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 208
Exposé
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Cofounder of the Photo League, the New York–based, left-leaning organization that championed both photography and the working man, Sid Grossman used his camera as a tool to illuminate union struggles, rural poverty, and life in Harlem. Equally, however, in the late 1940s, he captured the unfettered delight of ordinary New Yorkers soaking in the sun and sociability of Coney Island’s beach and boardwalk or, in this off-kilter whirlwind of a picture, the ebullient spirit of Little Italy’s San Gennaro festival, the quintessential New York City street fair.
ProvenanceChris Hughes, Oceanside, California; given to MFAH, 2009.
Exhibition History“History of Photography I: Selections from the Museum's Collection,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 1, 2014–February 22, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil on sheet verso:
"Mulberry St / maj. negs. 8.3q / D" "PF90829-111 G-188"
"Mulberry St / maj. negs. 8.3q / D" "PF90829-111 G-188"
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