From the El, New York
Photograph
1917 (photographed), 1983 (printed and published)
1917 (photographed), 1983 (printed and published)
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A black and white photograph depicting people and buildings on Fifth Avenue, New York. The spires of St. Patrick’s Cathedral are visible on the right of the image whilst on the left of the image there is an American flag on a flag pole protruding from the side of a building. Two of the figures in the foreground appear to be turning to face the camera.
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| Materials and techniques | Hand-pulled dust grain photogravure made by the Talbot-Klic photogravure process printed onto Lana Gravure paper |
| Brief description | Photograph by Paul Strand, 'From the El, New York', from the portfolio 'Paul Strand the Formative Years, 1914-1917', a portfolio of ten hand-pulled dust grain photogravures printed by Jon Goodman, published by the Silver Mountain Foundation with an introduction by Ben Lifson, USA, 1983, photographed 1917 |
| Physical description | A black and white photograph depicting people and buildings on Fifth Avenue, New York. The spires of St. Patrick’s Cathedral are visible on the right of the image whilst on the left of the image there is an American flag on a flag pole protruding from the side of a building. Two of the figures in the foreground appear to be turning to face the camera. |
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| Credit line | The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund |
| Production | The film positives were made from enlarged internegatives made by Paul Strand between 1916 and 1917 from his original negatives of 1914-16. The plates were made by Jon Goodman and printed under his supervision at Atelier de Taille Douce, Saint-Preux, Switzerland and at the Photogravure workshop, Millerton, New York, on Lana Gravure paper from the Papeteries de Lana, Docelles, France. |
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| Accession number | RPS.3172:10-2018 |
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| Record created | August 13, 2018 |
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