Accession Number2000/2.158.3
TitleLake in Catskill Mountains
Artist(s)Joel MeyerowitzArtist NationalityAmerican (North American)Object Creation Date1971Medium & Supportgelatin silver print on paperDimensions 11 in x 13 15/16 in (27.94 cm x 35.4 cm);16 in x 20 in (40.64 cm x 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Selma & Gerald LotenbergSubject matterThis black-and-white photograph depicts people playing in the water by a lake shore. A woman in a bikini at the center midground throws up her hands, releasing her crutches mid-air. A woman stands in the left foreground holding her toddler and young kids playing in the right foreground look on. The exchange of gazes creates a pyramidal composition, accentuated by each figure's sharp, silhouetted contours, which cut against the bright reflection of light on the rippling water surface.
Physical DescriptionGroup of women and children playing in the shallows.
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Keywords
children
children (people by age group)
crutches (equipment)
infant
lakes
lakes (bodies of water)
mother
mountains
play (recreation)
swimming
trees
water