Untitled
1960
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image/sheet: 23.2 x 34.2 cm (9 1/8 x 13 7/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gail and Benjamin Jacobs Fund
Accession Number
2008.17.1
Art Historical Context
Garry Winogrand, a pioneering American street photographer, created this untitled gelatin silver print in 196, a pivotal moment in postwar America. Known for his prolific output and dynamic, handheld snapshots, Winogrand chronicled the vibrancy, chaos, and contradictions of urban life—from bustling streets to fleeting social interactions. His work embodies the snapshot aesthetic, influenced by contemporaries like Robert Frank, emphasizing spontaneity over careful composition to reveal the raw energy of mid-century culture. Printed in the classic gelatin silver process, this 23.2 x 34.2 cm pho...
About the Artist
Garry Winogrand
Garry Winogrand, born on January 14, 1928, in New York City's Bronx to Jewish immigrant parents Abraham and Bertha, grew up in a working-class neighborhood alongside his sister Stella. After graduating high school in 1946 and serving in the U.S. Army Air Force as a weather forecaster, where he first took up photography, Winogrand pursued painting at City College of New York and Columbia University...