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Price, Clayton

9 color inkjet prints of 21st century subway tunnel construction: "7 Line Tunnel inspection," "2nd Avenue Tunnel," "Workers Travel UnderGrand Central Station," "2nd Avenue Tunnel Area," "Boring Machine," "7 Line 11th Avenue Station Construction," "7 Line Extension," "Under Grand Central Metro North Station," "MTA Tunnel Drilling Rig", [2007-2016]

Box: 9 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

7 color and black-and-white inkjet prints of Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn, New York [1 folder], 1973-2016, inclusive

Box: 5 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

Titles taken from print versos. [Bracketed] descriptions drawn from photographer's notes of March 13, 2019.

1. "First Photograph at Gowanus Canal - from Union Street Bridge," 1973. [View looking north from Union Street Bridge, with T. E. Conklin Brass & Copper painted sign at right.]

2. "Gowanus Canal - Union Street Bridge," 2014. [Same view as #1, but with construction improvements. Conklin sign and "junk writing" on the building.]

3. "Gowanus Overview," 2013. [Taken from roof of building at 3rd Street and 3rd Avenue; view includes industrial sites, F train overpass, and Statue of Liberty.]

4. "Gowanus Asphalt Plant," 2013.

5. "Gowanus Canal - Sewer Overflow Pipes," 2013.

6. "HOMELESS," 2016. [Taken during the demolition of 18 coal silos from the early 19th century.]

7. "Gowanus Barge Parking," 2011.

All photographs except #5 and #6 were purchased from Clayton Price, 2019; #5 and 6 (Gowanus canal sewer overflow pipes and Homeless) were concurrent gifts from Price. (Accession no. PPAC.2019.022)

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