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for New York City Buildings and Bridges
New York City Buildings and Bridges
Dateafter 1972
MediumPhotography; color Polaroid instant prints on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/8 x 3in. (7.9 x 7.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 1/8 x 3 1/2in. (10.5 x 8.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 1/8 x 3 1/2in. (10.5 x 8.9cm)
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionPolaroid photographs of buildings in New York City, including Midtown Manhattan with the Chrysler Building visible in the background, Times Square, the MetLife Building (formerly the PanAm Building), 240 Centre Street (the Police Building Apartments, formerly New York City Police Headquarters), the Woolworth Building, an unidentified Second Empire-style building, and unidentified tenement building, and Lower Manhattan with the East River in the foreground. Also depicted are details of the Queensboro Bridge, the Williamsburg Bridge, and the Brooklyn Bridge.
Object number2012.284.727-.749
MarkingsVerso of prints, stamped in black: manufacturer's numberBottom right, stamped in black ink: "POLAROID"NotesDate Note: The Polaroid SX-70, which is the camera Welling used, was manufactured from 1972-1981.
Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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