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Empire State Shadow by Nat Fein
Authorized Limited Edition Photograph
Empire State Shadow is a dramatic photograph of the Empire State Building casting its dark shadow upon the smaller surrounding buildings in New York City. At the time of this photograph, the Empire State Building was the tallest structre in the world. Built during the Great Depression, the building was the center of a competition between Walter Chrysler of Chrysler Corp. and John Jakob Raskob of General Motors, to see who could build the tallest building. From the time the constructio nbegan on March 17, 1930, the building’s steel frame rose at an average of four and a half floors per week.
Artwork Description:
- Image Size: 16″ W x 20″ H
- Framed Size: 25″ x 29″
- Edition: 15/250
- This edition consists of 285 total prints, divided as follows:
250 regular prints, hand-numbered 1/250 – 250/250
25 artist proofs, hand-numbered AP 1/25 – 25/25
10 publisher proofs, hand-numbered PP 1/10 – 10/10 - Blind stamped by Nat Fein Estate in bottom right corner of image margin
- Date of Photograph: 1943
- Date of printing: 2004
- Authorized Printer: iPhotoArt, Inc.
- Condition: Excellent condition. Custom framed in archival matting and conservation glass with solid wood frame
- Certificate of authenticity and gallery appraisal included
Nat Fein Biography
Nat Fein was a photographer for the New York Herald Tribune for thirty-three years. Fein is known for photographing Babe Ruth at the end of his life, winning the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for his photograph “The Babe Bows Out”. He was born and raised on the lower east side of Manhattan. He was a press photographer at the New York Herald Tribune from 1933 to 1966. Albert Einstein, Ty Cobb, Queen Elizabeth, and Harry S. Truman were among the many public figures that he photographed. He won more press photo awards than any of his contemporaries. Although considered to be one of the greatest human interest photographers in journalism, he carried the distinction of having taken “the most celebrated photograph in sports history” (NY Times, 1992). Fein’s Babe Ruth image was the first sports picture to win a Pulitzer Prize.
Known for setting a scene proper, he would climb buildings and bridges to get the shot he was after. Fein’s main subject matter was New York following World War II.
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Rates are dependent upon delivery location.
248-539-0262
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Description
Empire State Shadow by Nat Fein
Authorized Limited Edition Photograph
Empire State Shadow is a dramatic photograph of the Empire State Building casting its dark shadow upon the smaller surrounding buildings in New York City. At the time of this photograph, the Empire State Building was the tallest structre in the world. Built during the Great Depression, the building was the center of a competition between Walter Chrysler of Chrysler Corp. and John Jakob Raskob of General Motors, to see who could build the tallest building. From the time the constructio nbegan on March 17, 1930, the building’s steel frame rose at an average of four and a half floors per week.
Artwork Description:
- Image Size: 16″ W x 20″ H
- Framed Size: 25″ x 29″
- Edition: 15/250
- This edition consists of 285 total prints, divided as follows:
250 regular prints, hand-numbered 1/250 – 250/250
25 artist proofs, hand-numbered AP 1/25 – 25/25
10 publisher proofs, hand-numbered PP 1/10 – 10/10 - Blind stamped by Nat Fein Estate in bottom right corner of image margin
- Date of Photograph: 1943
- Date of printing: 2004
- Authorized Printer: iPhotoArt, Inc.
- Condition: Excellent condition. Custom framed in archival matting and conservation glass with solid wood frame
- Certificate of authenticity and gallery appraisal included
Nat Fein Biography
Nat Fein was a photographer for the New York Herald Tribune for thirty-three years. Fein is known for photographing Babe Ruth at the end of his life, winning the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for his photograph “The Babe Bows Out”. He was born and raised on the lower east side of Manhattan. He was a press photographer at the New York Herald Tribune from 1933 to 1966. Albert Einstein, Ty Cobb, Queen Elizabeth, and Harry S. Truman were among the many public figures that he photographed. He won more press photo awards than any of his contemporaries. Although considered to be one of the greatest human interest photographers in journalism, he carried the distinction of having taken “the most celebrated photograph in sports history” (NY Times, 1992). Fein’s Babe Ruth image was the first sports picture to win a Pulitzer Prize.
Known for setting a scene proper, he would climb buildings and bridges to get the shot he was after. Fein’s main subject matter was New York following World War II.
Please contact the gallery for shipping rates.
Rates are dependent upon delivery location.
248-539-0262
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