The romantic merges with the classic in Mitchell Funk's 1970s interpretation of the Brooklyn Bridge. With a long lens, Funk incorporates the emotionally joyful colors of out-of-focus flowers with the soaring classical stone arch of the Brooklyn Bridge tower. br The image was done over 50 years ago and is a very early example of how Funk's emphasis on bold color and abstraction in color photography made him a photography pioneer. br Signed dated,numbered 2\\u002F15 lower right recto, other sizes available, unframed, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper by Artmedia Studio Miami, Certified Hahnemühle Fine Art Printing br 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.