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Feininger, Andreas
American (b. France, 1906-1999)

TITLE ON OBJECT: Skyline of Midtown Manhattan...from Paterson, N.J.
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE: New York skyline seen from New Jersey at a distance of 16 miles

1941
gelatin silver print
24.0 x 32.2 cm.
Gift of the photographer
78:0606:0381

NON-GEH NUMBERS: AF-66-NYC-1-c/2 / AF-66-NYC-63-b/1

INSCRIPTION: verso-(signed) "A. Feininger 1941" (monogram) "AF" (rubberstamp) "Foto: Andreas Feininger" "Photograph By Andreas Feininger" (in pencil) "New York City 1941" "Skyline of Midtown Manhattan, seen from the foot of Great Notch Mountain, near Paterson, N.J., from a distance of 13 miles. Telephoto lens 45 cm on 6 x 6 cm film." "AF-66-NYC-1-c/2 (circled)" "or AF-66-NYC-63-b/1 (circled)" "or AF-66-NYC-64-b/4 (circled)" "48-49 (circled)"

copyright, Andreas Feininger

NOTES: Catalogued 7/94, DZ. "The "monogram" is a symbolic abbreviation of the letters A and F. I use it for identifying prints which I consider good enough for exhibition purposes." [Andreas Feininger, 3/14/94] Descriptive title from the photographer, 7/94.

SUBJECT: cityscape

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