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Mitchell FunkTimes Square in the 1960s - Portrait with Dancing Sign - Street Photography1969
1969
$5,000
£3,778.34
€4,363.05
CA$6,986.75
A$7,752.38
CHF 4,060.86
MX$95,065.02
NOK 51,652.80
SEK 48,758.04
DKK 32,538
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Even at the age of 19, street photographer Mitchell Funk forged a unique style of street color photography. It was based on formal and exacting compositions with an emphasis on strong color that broke with the tradition of snapping pictures on the street. In this image, Funk frames the subject within a grid structure of strong lines and bold colors that draws in the viewer and elicits a sense of intense introspection. We feel humanity. Signed dated and numbered 3/15 lower right recto, other sizes available, unframed. printed later. This work is printed on fine art Hahnemuhle 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.
- Creator:Mitchell Funk (1950, American)
- Creation Year:1969
- Dimensions:Height: 29 in (73.66 cm)Width: 43 in (109.22 cm)
- More Editions & Sizes:40 x 60 Ed: 3/15Price: $7,500
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- Condition:Excellent.
- Gallery Location:Miami, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU385310743632
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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