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Mitchell FunkThe Empire State Building Art Deco Skyscraper Silhouetted, New York in the 1970s1971
1971
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The Empire State Building is vividly portrayed as a stand-alone Art Deco skyscraper in an uncluttered New York City sky. Surrounding it is the emptiness of midtown Manhattan. It allowed Photographer Mitchell Funk to embrace the unoccupied space and make a statement about graphic simplicity. The image was taken in 1971 and at that time, there were no competing edifices to interfere with the Empire State Building's iconic shape. In the foreground, Funk frames two statues. They both thrust into the emptiness of the New York sky and act as a counterpoint to the 100-story Art Deco tower. In traditional picture-making, the center of the composition normally commands the viewers eye. In a radical move, Funk abandons traditional thinking and leaves the picture's center completely empty. This image is a stunning example of Funk blending the abstract and representational. It was a finalist for the Time-Life Series - Life Library Of Photography.
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Signed dated and numbered 3/15 lower right recto, other sizes available, unframed, printed later, This work is printed on fine art Hahnemuhle paper. The color will vary from monitor to monitor.
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:1971
- Dimensions:Height: 29 in (73.66 cm)Width: 43 in (109.22 cm)
- More Editions & Sizes:15 x 21 Ed: 2/15Price: $2,00040 x 60 Ed: 3/15Price: $8,000
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- Gallery Location:Miami, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU385314568332
Mitchell Funk
Mitchell Funk is a pioneer of color photography. In 1970, he participated in one of the first color photography shows at the Brooklyn Museum titled “Images en Couleur." In 1971, he was included in the visionary books Frontiers of Photography and Color (Life Library of Photography), both published by Time-Life. He has done more than 50 photography magazine covers, including covers for Newsweek and Life.
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