Window Reflection - French Building

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Window Reflection - French Building

c. 1930-1932

Sherril Schell (American, 1877–1964)

Photographed through a glass window, Schell's image merges two skyscrapers into a single hybrid structure. The Fred F. French Building, completed in 1927, forms the base. This building's distinctive ornamentation is seen twice, first in the primary image at center and again at right in a faint reflection on the sunlit window. Crowning the structure is the crenellated tower of the nearby Lefcourt National Building, built in 1929. Its dark silhouette is reflected in the shaded portion of the same window.

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Object Details

Title:

Window Reflection - French Building
Fred F. French Building, completed 1927, (below); Lefcourt National Building, completed 1929 (reflected above), New York

Date:

c. 1930-1932

Artist:

Sherril Schell (American, 1877–1964)

Medium:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

Image and sheet: 7 15/16 x 6 1/8 inches (20.2 x 15.6 cm)

Classification:

Photographs

Credit Line:

125th Anniversary Acquisition. The Lynne and Harold Honickman Gift of the Julien Levy Collection, 2001

Accession Number:

2001-62-1082

Geography:

Photograph taken in New York, New York, United States, North and Central America

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