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Mitchell FunkStreet People Bowery - New York City's "Skid Row - Bum Street Photography1970
1970
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For decades the Bowery as the home of a huge vagrant population in New York City. This 1970 portrait captures a derelict with piercing blue eyes that echos his blue state of mind and the blue background and clothing. There were no happy people living in the Bowery. The man holds two crutches under his right arm while his stare speaks of the hardship and despair of living on the streets of New York in the early 1970s. Signed and dated on the lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15, another size available, unframed, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper.
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.
Exhibited Brooklyn Museum, show "Images en Couleur" . 1971 Curated by Henri Ghent one of the first Black Museum Curators )
- Creator:Mitchell Funk (1950, American)
- Creation Year:1970
- Dimensions:Height: 43 in (109.22 cm)Width: 29 in (73.66 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Miami, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU385310864082
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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