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Mitchell Funk , Two Facades - Old New York Bar with Surreal Mid-Century Mannequin Face, 1974

Mitchell Funk

Two Facades - Old New York Bar with Surreal Mid-Century Mannequin Face, 1974
Inkjet Archival Print
43 × 29 × 1 in / 109.2 × 73.7 × 2.5 cm
$ 6,500.00
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Two Facades. Mickey's Place was Bar br \\u002F Restaurant in Chelsea opposite the old West Side Highway. In this photograph, late afternoon light illuminates the old walk-up building giving it...
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Two Facades. Mickey's Place was Bar br \\u002F Restaurant in Chelsea opposite the old West Side Highway. In this photograph, late afternoon light illuminates the old walk-up building giving it a golden glow. Pioneering Color Photographer Mitchell Funk wanted to take the image of the dive bar to another level, so he double-exposed an image of a mid-century mannequin over the top part of the picture. The face and facade seem to coalesce as both have this warm glowing color, but the juxtaposition of "Two Facades" has a deeper meaning. The image was created in 1974, a time in Art History when color photography was barely recognized as fine art. br Signed and dated on the lower right and numbered lower right, 3\\u002F15 Printed later, other sizes available, unframed - Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper. 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 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 and Life Magazine among others
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