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Chrysler Building Top , Art Deco Architecture New York City

Creator: Mitchell Funk
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
It's the epitome of Art Deco Architecture. The top of the Chrysler Building is lit by golden light in this photograph of a classic New York City scene. Photographer Mitchell Funk selects the exact moment of maximum drama. Late afternoon golden light caresses the great crown of the Chrysler Building with its seven layers of crescent setbacks.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated, and numbered 2/15, lower right recto. Other sizes are available and the fine art photograph is unframed and printed later.
Can a street photograph be a grab shot and precisely designed at the same time? Mitchell Funk says yes. He brings finely honed photography skills such as composition, intense lighting, and design to the found subject matter. Mitchell Funk brings the compositional precision of studio photography to street photography. Unlike most street photographers, Funk is an abstractionist while being a documentarian. Mitchell Funk is a pioneer of " Color Photography" In 1970 he participated in one the first " Color Photography" shows at a major museum. Brooklyn Museum, show "Images en Couleur" . 1971 Included he was included in the visionary book "Frontiers of Photography" Time Life. Color ! American Photography Transformed. Amon Carter Museum. He has had more than 50 Photography Magazine Covers and has had covers on Newsweek, Fortune, New York Magazine and Life Magazine among others

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States
Period:	2000-2021
Materials:	Inkjet Archival Print
Condition:	New.
Creation Date:	2014
Styles / Movements:	Color Field, Modernism, Contemporary
Incollect Reference #:	450670

Dimensions

W.	40 in;	H.	60 in;
W.	101.6 cm;	H.	152.4 cm;

Message from Seller:

You'll find an eclectic group of art works at Robert Funk Fine Art. 45 years of experience has shaped Director Robert Funk's multi-perspective approach to presenting art. As an undergrad in painting, he studied with great teachers such as first-generation abstract expressionist Robert Richenburg and hyper-realist painter Janet Fish. In Graduate School he worked with famed critic E.C. Goossen and went on to work as a Photographer, New York Advertising Art Director, and Art Collector.