Atlantic City
1966
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
overall: 15.2 x 15 cm (6 x 5 7/8 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Joyce and Robert B. Menschel
Accession Number
1998.137.2
Art Historical Context
**Atlantic City** (1966) by Ray K. Metzker is a gelatin silver print, measuring a compact 15.2 x 15 cm, now housed in the National Gallery of's Department of Photographs. Created during the vibrant mid-1960s, this work captures the essence of Atlantic City, New Jersey—a famed seaside resort known for its bustling boardwalks, glittering lights, and lively crowds, emblematic of post-World War II American leisure culture before the city's later transformations. Metzker, a masterful mid-20th-century photographer, was renowned for his bold black-and-white street photography, often pushing boundari...