Artist
Paul Outerbridge (American, 1896–1958)American, 1896–1958
CultureAmerican
Titles
- 42nd Street Elevated Platform
Date1923
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumPlatinum print
DimensionsImage: 4 3/8 × 3 3/8 in. (11.2 × 8.6 cm)
Sheet: 4 3/8 × 3 3/8 in. (11.2 × 8.6 cm)
Mount: 14 × 11 in. (35.5 × 28 cm)
Sheet: 4 3/8 × 3 3/8 in. (11.2 × 8.6 cm)
Mount: 14 × 11 in. (35.5 × 28 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.1785
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Bought by Manfred Heiting from G. Ray Hawkins Gallery on 5/12/1974.
Exhibition History"Photographs from the Julian Levy Collection", The Aty Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 1976.
Exhibited 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 of mount, upper left: "029"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of mount, lower center: "Title '42nd Street Elevated Platform'"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of mount, lower left: "Page 39"
Inscribed in black, verso of mount, lower center: "Property of / Paul Outerbridge, Jr. / c/o Sturgis / 1220 Park Ave. / New York City"
Stamped in black, verso of mount, lower left: "ESTATE OF / PAUL OUTERBRIDGE JR. / POC # 334"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of mount, lower right : "$3500 / 68[circled]"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of mount, lower center: "Title '42nd Street Elevated Platform'"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of mount, lower left: "Page 39"
Inscribed in black, verso of mount, lower center: "Property of / Paul Outerbridge, Jr. / c/o Sturgis / 1220 Park Ave. / New York City"
Stamped in black, verso of mount, lower left: "ESTATE OF / PAUL OUTERBRIDGE JR. / POC # 334"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of mount, lower right : "$3500 / 68[circled]"
Signed and dated in pencil, recto of mount, beneath lower right of image/sheet: "Paul Outerbridge Jr. / 1923"
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