Brooklyn Bridge at Night
Date1949
Artist
Andreas Feininger
(American photographer, 1906–1999)
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensions10 5/8 × 13 5/8 in. (27 × 34.6 cm)
Credit LineSpecial Purchase Fund, 1975
Object number1975-53
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPHOTOGRAPH
Label TextSon of the painter Lyonel Feininger, Andreas was trained as an architect before becoming a photographer. In 1943 he began to work for Life magazine, where he gained fame for images like this panoramic view of New York from Brooklyn.
