Accession Number1990/2.39
TitleStreet Trash, New York
Artist(s)Walker EvansArtist NationalityAmerican (North American)Object Creation Datecirca 1968Medium & Supportgelatin silver print on paperDimensions 8 in x 10 in (20.32 cm x 25.4 cm);14 3/8 in x 19 3/8 in (36.51 cm x 49.21 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Lunn, Jr., in Honor of the Centennial of The Michigan DailySubject matterIn this photograph, a manhole cover on a New York City street is excised from its environment. Photographed top-down and tightly cropped, the criss-crossed patterned ridges of the manhole cover appear nearly flat, as if autonomous objects jostling alongside littered cigarette butts and other trash.
Physical DescriptionA top-down view of a manhole cover upon which are littered cigarette butts and rubbish.
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Keywords
New York City
Urban life
manhole covers
modern and contemporary art
portfolios
rubbish
still lifes
streets