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Mitchell Funk
Red Hat and Pink Hat with mandolin. East Village New York City

1970

About the Item

Colorful street life is capture with a color photograph, In 1970, very few photographers we actually shooting in color. This image celebrates color with its eye-popping red and magenta hats compliments by a pink door with graffiti. One of the give-a-ways to the date is the New York City street sign is yellow. New York City changed the color of all street signs from yellow to green in the early 1970's. Shot on Ektachrome film which gives it a vibrant color and a gritty grain to the film. Before the advent of digital photography, all photographs were shot on film. There is more personal and human feel to film, whereas digital is more about technology. Mitchell Funk brings the compositional precision of studio photography to street photography. Unlike most street photographers, Funk is an abstractionist while being a documentarian. Signed dated and numbered lower right recto Edition 2/15 Unframed. Printed later. Other sizes are available. Mitchell Funk is a pioneer of " Color Photography" In 1970 he participated in one the first " Color Photography" shows at a major museum. Brooklyn Museum, show "Images en Couleur" . 1971 Included he was included in the visionary book "Frontiers of Photography" Time Life. Color ! American Photography Transformed. Amon Carter Museum. He has had more than 50 Photography Magazine Covers and has had covers on Newsweek, Fortune, New York Magazine and Life Magazine among others
  • Creator:
    Mitchell Funk (1950, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1970
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 29 in (73.66 cm)Width: 43 in (109.22 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Miami, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU38536655022
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