• Edward Steichen (photographer)
• Shreve, Lamb & Harmon (architectural firm)

"The Maypole" (Double exposure of the Empire State Building)

1932

Gelatin silver print

comp.: 24.1 x 19.4 cm mat: 43.2 x 35.5 cm sheet: 25.1 x 20.1 cm

PH1980:0138

inscribed; signed;stamped - 1345-21 (on original negative, on print, recto, UC); EmpireState Bldg. / Photograph by .../Print to be 36"high ( in pencil, possilby inphotographers hand, on print, verso, UC,CL)(Steichens own signature)/1932/Exh#284 / Book Pl. 218/5-263-p/00p/W.orig. Handwriting( in pencil, in unknownhand, on print, verso, UR,LR,LC); - 41 /C [circled ] ( in pencil, in unknownhand, in "Rotd Page" stamp on print, verso,UCR); 69c/18 1/4 /R/BW(?)/R2(inpencil, in unknown hand, in pub. stamps on print, verso, C); A-589 Pop phot.Sept 41... Black... 1 ( in pencil, in unknown hand, in stamp, on print, verso,LL, L,CR) stamped - Photography/Roto Rage(in ink, on print, verso, UCR);job No...Name... page... colors... Pos/Follow Layout for size ( in red ink, on print,verso, LL, C,CR);Photograph by Edward Steichen/Printed from the originalnegative ( in ink, on print, verso, LR).

Manhattan;New York (City); New York; United Stat

© The Estate of Edward Steichen/SODRAC