Hot Dog Stand, West St. and North Moore, Manhattan
10"x8"
$29.60
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$29.60
Regular price
$40.00
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Abbott had a deeply ingrained sense of the balance between objectivity and subjectivity in her work, intent on representing reality but all the while aware that her choice of subject, angle, and other aspects automatically imposed the personal on everything she shot. In Hot Dog Stand, West St. and North Moore, Manhattan, the close crop and shallow depth of field establish straight up that this image is all about the vendor and his stand. The midday sun and sharp focus create crisp wheel shadows on the sidewalk and draw the eye to the hand-painted lettering on the cart calling out ice cold lemonade and hot frankfurter rolls for 5 cents a pop. That pricing, the wheels, the slice of skyline blurred at the back, and the sliver of a truck Abbott’s included at right are all historical context clues, situating us squarely in the 1930s. By contrast, the neat stacks of buns and paper bags you can see in those glass cubbies, and the classic umbrella are familiar sights to anyone who has hit up an NYC hot dog stand in the last century—time has barely touched them.
Hot Dog Stand, West St. and North Moore, Manhattan
$29.60
Sale price
$29.60
Regular price
$40.00