New York_ View of Manhatten from Ellis Island c. 1930 - 1950
erichsalomon
17_20th-century
photo of handprinted image
aged paper
homemade paper
pale palette
pastel soft colours
photo restoration
ship
ink paper printed
light coloured
watercolour illustration
watercolor
building
"New York_ View of Manhatten from Ellis Island" is a photograph by Erich Salomon taken sometime between 1930 and 1950. The image captures a view of the New York City skyline through a wire-mesh window, creating a sense of distance and a barrier between the viewer and the bustling city. Salomon, a pioneer of photojournalism, was known for his candid and often humorous portraits of public figures and everyday life. This photograph, housed at the Städel Museum, is a powerful example of his ability to capture the essence of a place and time.
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Self-taught Erich Salomon was known as the photographer of the famous and infamous of his time. His subjects were captured up close, directly, without a pose and often even unaware that they were having their picture taken. Within a few years, Salomon published hundreds of reports in German and international papers. On Ellis Island, the collection point for immigrants to the US, he took this shot of the New York skyline through a latticed window. Salomon, who was of Jewish descent, went into exile in Holland in 1933. He was murdered at Auschwitz in 1944.
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