BILL WITT, Construction on Broad St., NY, 1982, 10x11" Gelatin silver print, Printed c. 1982, Signed and dated in pencil on mount recto below right of print: Witt 1982. Signed, titled, dated, and annotated in pencil: A/P / Construction on Broad St. (version #2) / Broad St. 1982 Bill Witt

Bill Witt here presents an emotional and formal architectural view that more resembles the work of Harry Callahan, rather than that of the Photo League.

Bill Witt (1921-2013) was born in Newark, New Jersey. He studied photography with Paul Strand and Alexey Brodovitch, and art with Hans Hoffman at the Art Students League. Growing up during the Depression, Witt was inspired by the great documentary photographers of the Farm Security Administration, including Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, and Ben Shahn. He joined and exhibited with the Photo League until it stopped running in 1951.

Since the start of his career in 1947, Witt produced memorable pictures of New York and the energy of the city; some are of the most popular images of the photographic world. His work is in many private collections and public museums: the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Hallmark Collection, the Smithsonian Institute, and many university museum collections. He is frequently shown in exhibits covering the New York School and the Photo League.

CREDIT: Holden Luntz Gallery
https://www.holdenluntz.com/artists/bill-witt/

Excellent. Minor wear. Edge Wear.