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Up and Down Fifth

Artist/Donor Harvey R. Zipkin (American, 1942-)

CultureAmerican

Date1999

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 9 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (23.5 x 36.2 cm)
Overall, Support: 15 7/8 × 19 13/16 in. (40.3 × 50.3 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 23 15/16 in. (50.8 × 60.8 cm)

InscribedVerso, upper right, in pencil: Harvey Zipkin; Verso, upper left, in pencil: Up and Down Fifth A/P 1999

Credit LineGift of the Artist, Harvey R. Zipkin

Object number2002.24

Not on view

DescriptionThis is a gelatin silver print of Fifth Avenue in New York City. On the left, the Empire State building is visible. Also shown is the Flatiron building. The image, which is an usual vantage point, is created by reflection of a portion of the temporarily installed steel sculpture at Broadway and Fifth Avenue at 23rd Street.

Label TextHarvey R. Zipkin American (b. 1942) Up and Down Fifth, New York City 1999 Gelatin-silver print Gift of the Artist, Harvey R. Zipkin 2002.24 Zipkin works in a traditional street photography mode focusing on the New York cityscape. This photograph offers recognizable New York City landmarks such as the Empire State Building and the Flatiron Building while at the same time mystifying the viewer with the photographer's vantage point. It is a fresh and original vision of that frequently photographed city. The reflection is created by a piece of sculpture that had been temporarily installed at that location (Broadway and Fifth Avenue at 23rd Street). In 1998, Zipkin had a solo exhibition at the New York Transit Museum entitled Personally, I Don't Like Cabs, (the title was a quote by Edgar Degas). Edited By: DS Edited Date: 2006 Approved By: DS Approval Date: 01/31/2007ProvenanceHarvey R. Zipkin, 1999-2002; Gift of the artist to Chrysler Museum of Art, 2002. Exhibition HistoryDaniel Azoulay Gallery, Miami, Florida. "Cities of Light: Photographs from the Chrysler Collection," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, February 15 - October 21, 2012.