In the soft pastel light of early morning, Photographer Mitchell Funk captures the iconic Art Deco Chrysler Building set against the Chase Bank Headquarters Building. Besides this being a visually beautiful image of midtown Manhattan, it's a statement about new and old architectural styles. The Chrysler Building has been a New York classic for 90 years, and the new Norman Foster 1,388-foot leviathan is becoming a new New York icon. Both wonders have a tapering design as they proudly rise in their self-generating grandeur. The rectilinear staggered setbacks of the Chase Headquarters act as a perfect complement to the fluid curves of the Chrysler Building crown and spire. Mitchell Funk's harmonious photograph of two New York City classics posing together may in itself become a classic. br The image is part of a new epic exhibition, Mitchell Funk Photographs The Chrysler Building for 50 Years br 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 over 50 years, Funk has been celebrating and rediscovering it visually in a way that exemplifies the innovative spirit of its creators. br The work is signed dated and numbered 3\\u002F15 lower right recto, with other sizes available, and it's unframed and printed later. 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 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