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Harry Shunk
German, 1924–2006
János Kender
Hungarian, 1937–2009
George Trakas
Canadian, born 1944
1971
A gelatin silver print of a lone rower in a small boat, in which Kender freezes a fleeting, everyday moment of motion and light on the water.
From a high angle the weathered dock slices into the frame while ripples and bright sparkles lead the eye to the silhouetted rower, creating a taut interplay of texture, reflection, and shadow.
Working in the postwar documentary vein, Kender transforms an ordinary scene into a formal study of composition and light, showing how photography could find modernist lyricism in everyday life.
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
6 5/8 × 9 11/16" (16.9 × 24.6 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation in honor of Jennifer Winkworth and Kynaston McShine and in memory of Harry Shunk and János Kender
Accession
1018.2013.453
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