Big Face in Crowd, New York
William Klein, Big Face in Crowd, New York, 1955 (negative); printed later, gelatin silver print, Museum Purchase: Funds provided by the Photography Council, © unknown, research required, 2011.1.3
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- Title
Big Face in Crowd, New York
- Related Titles
display title: Big Face in the Crowd, New York
- Artist
- Date
1955 (negative); printed later
- Medium
gelatin silver print
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image: 12 1/4 in x 17 7/8 in; sheet: 15 7/8 in x 19 3/4 in
- Collection Area
Photography
- Category
Photographs
- Object Type
photograph
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
Museum Purchase: Funds provided by the Photography Council
- Accession Number
2011.1.3
- Copyright
© unknown, research required
- Terms
Born and raised in New York, William Klein has lived and worked in France since the 1940s. An early practitioner of street photography, Klein began documenting the diverse characters found in the crowds of New York and Paris during the 1950s. His images depend on chance encounters and are facilitated by his aggressive photographic nature. Originally criticized for producing pictures full of imperfections, the blurriness, grain, and high contrast that are hallmarks of his work serve to heighten the sensation of the hustle and bustle of big city life.
- Exhibitions
2012 Emerging: New Photography Acquisitions Portland Art Museum
