Walker Evans
Manhattan Skyline from the Brooklyn Bridge

Manhattan Skyline from the Brooklyn Bridge

© Walker Evans Archive, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Manhattan Skyline from the Brooklyn Bridge
Manhattan Skyline from the Brooklyn Bridge
ArtistAmerican, 1903–1975
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Manhattan Skyline from the Brooklyn Bridge
Datec. 1928
PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 1 3/4 × 2 5/16 in. (4.4 × 5.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.966
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceArtist estate; Lunn Ltd., Washington D. C.

Bought by Manfred Heiting from Lunn Ltd., Washington D. C., [n.d.]
Exhibition HistoryExhibited in, "American Vision: Photographers from the East, Selections from the Manfred Heiting Collection purchased by the Brown Foundation for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston from August 23-December 29, 2003.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso: "c. 1928 / XIV / #5"

The sheet apparently was formerly a postcard, so stamped in black, verso, right edge: "POS / CORRESPONDE"
The photograph is unsigned.

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