From the Chrysler Building, New York
Artist
George A. Tice
(American, b. 1938)
CultureAmerican
Date1978
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 19 3/8 × 15 7/16 in. (49.2 × 39.2 cm)
Overall, Support: 23 15/16 × 19 15/16 in. (60.8 × 50.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 30 × 24 in. (76.2 × 61 cm)
Overall, Support: 23 15/16 × 19 15/16 in. (60.8 × 50.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 30 × 24 in. (76.2 × 61 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number86.203
On View
Not on viewLabel TextGeorge A. Tice American (b. 1938) From the Chrysler Building, New York, 1978 Gelatin-silver print Museum Purchase 86.203 A self-taught photographer, George Tice is largely responsible for the revival of the platinum printing process. Tice mostly works with the extended photo-essay to capture the American urban landscape. Considering himself as "primarily a photographer of place," this image from the 61st floor of the Chrysler building was made on commission for the Association for a Better New York. In this work, Tice intended to allude to a 1934 photograph, taken by Margaret Bourke-White, of a gargoyle perched atop this building overlooking Manhattan.Exhibition History"History of Photography," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photography Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, June 15 - August 22, 1999. "History of Photography," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photography Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, Fall, 2001. "In the Driver's Seat: Cars and Our Culture," Peninsula Fine Arts Center (Newport News, VA), Sept. 14 - Nov. 4, 2001. "Cities of Light: Photographs from the Chrysler Collection," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, February 15 - October 21, 2012.
