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Chrysler Building Spire from Grand Central Station

Creator: Mitchell Funk
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
The Chrysler Building is one of the most photographed buildings in the world, with millions of images of it taken from various perspectives. Yet, it has never been captured quite like this. Mitchell Funk is renowned for reimagining popular postcard subjects powerfully and originally. The present image shows the spire of the Chrysler Building pointing to an illuminating light bulb on the marquee of the Grand Central Station. Funk employs a high depth of field, allowing a near-far illusion where a small object, such as one you can hold in your hand, is on par with a skyscraper of monumental proportions. His mastery of light, composition, and the selection of a deep cobalt blue sky brings life and intensity to a beloved but common place subject.
The image is part of a new epic exhibition, Mitchell Funk Photographs The Chrysler Building for 50 Years.
The Chrysler Building is one of the most photographed buildings in the world. Yet Mitchell Funk's photographs of it are anything but a tourist snapshot. For 50 years, Funk has been celebrating and rediscovering it visually in a way that exemplifies the innovative spirit of its creators.
The work is signed dated and numbered 3/15 lower right recto, with other sizes available, 60 x 40 and it's unframed and printed later. Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper

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, New York
Period:	2000-2021
Materials:	Inkjet Archival Print
Condition:	Good. Excellent
Creation Date:	2019
Styles / Movements:	Modernism, Color, Contemporary
Incollect Reference #:	812687

Dimensions

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

Message from Seller:

Robert Funk Fine Art in Miami offers an eclectic collection shaped by 45 years of experience, blending art with commercial perspectives. For inquiries or art advisory services, contact Robert Funk at decoypoet@yahoo.com or 305.857.0521.