Lower East Side
c. 1942
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 49.7 x 39.5 cm (19 9/16 x 15 9/16 in.) sheet: 50.6 x 40.5 cm (19 15/16 x 15 15/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Patrons' Permanent Fund
Accession Number
2001.67.158
Art Historical Context
**Lower East Side, c. 1942** Lisette Model's *Lower East Side* captures the gritty vitality of New York City's iconic immigrant neighborhood during World War II. Born in Vienna and arriving in the U.S. in 1938, Model became a master of street photography, drawn to the raw humanity of urban fringes. This gelatin silver print, likely depicting bustling pushcarts and resilient residents amid wartime rationing and social flux, embodies her unflinching gaze on overlooked lives—much like her earlier Coney Island portraits. Printed in the classic gelatin silver process, prized for its sharp detail...