Great Blizzard, Central Park, New York

Listing No: 11398

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Artwork Info

FAE Listing No:
11398
Artist:
John Albok (1894-1982)
Title:
Great Blizzard, Central Park, New York
Date of Work:
1947
Signature:
Not signed.
Signature Notes:
Artist stamp on verso.
Where Produced:
New York City, New York, USA.
Presentation:
Unmatted

Artwork Medium

Type:
Photography
Sub Type:
B&W
Medium:
Gelatin Silver
Support:
on Photo Paper
Medium Notes:
This is single weight, fiber-base print with a semi-gloss finish.

Artwork Size & Weight

Primary:
8.25 x 7.5 in.
Outer Dimensions:
8.25 x 7.5 in.
Size Notes:
This is a loose, unmounted photograph.

Artwork Surface

Texture:
Flat
Surface Reflectivity:
Even - Semi Gloss

Artwork Condition

Condition:
Very Good condition for a vintage print of this age. There is minor emulsion loss in the corners, and an emulsion break running along the lower left margin. The numeral '12' appears in ink in the low right corner.

Artwork Provenance

Collection:
Andy and Beckie Reisberg
Provenance:
Acquired directly from Artist’s daughter, executor of the Estate of John Albok.

About this Piece

Notation on verso reads “Per. Collection Met. Museum of Art”.

This image was one of several photographs that John Albok gifted the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1982, the year of his demise.

The Met published this image as a seasonal greeting card every year from 1996-2010 for sale in the museum store.


About the Artist

John Albok, a Hungarian immigrant, maintained a livelihood as a master tailor on Madison Avenue in New York City for nearly sixty years while pursuing avocations of photography, cinematography, music and painting. In his lifetime, Albok created over 16,000 photographs in the confines of his tailor shop, and was the subject of hundreds of reviews, tributes publications and awards.

John Albok was a self-taught photographer and print maker whose prolific career spanned the years of the Depression through the recovery years of the Roosevelt administration. Albok’s mastery of photography was his ability to capture on film the character and feeling of a place, the essence of a moment, and the dignity and humility of a person no matter how impoverished or downtrodden. He is acknowledged as a preeminent chronicler of his time, and his work is found in the permanent collections of major museums worldwide.

ARTIST STATEMENT

"I carry a camera on every off moment. The people of the city, young or old, rich or poor, are my subjects. The flowers, the trees, the ever-changing beauties that dwell in the sky, lovers in the park… the dream of my childhood. My images of the people are unaffected, many times laced with a tragic sense of life that speaks for itself. I like the freedom of selecting my subject matter at will and then to create them in the manner of the artist. Living life is a great art. The more we cultivate it, the better it will be for ourselves and our children." John Albok, 1979

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