David Anderson photographs from "On Wall Street"
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Abstract
78 gelatin silver prints by David Anderson of skyscrapers and building details in the Financial District that appeared in his book "On Wall Street: Architectural Photographs of Lower Manhattan, 1980-2000" (2012).
Biographical note
David V. Anderson was born in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1943. He began his photographic career at the New York Daily News in 1961 as a copy boy with the encouragement of Alfred Eisenstaedt at Life Magazine. From 1969 to 1983 he was a cinematographer based in New York City who specialized in commercials and documentaries. He also photographed two independent films directed by artist Nancy Graves, including "Isy Boukir," which was acquired for the collection of films at the Museum of Modern Art. Since 1983 he has worked as an architectural photographer. He is the author of "On Wall Street: Architectural Photographs of Lower Manhattan, 1980-2000," published by George F. Thompson Publishing. His web site is davidvanderson.com.
His photographs are in the collections of: Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Brooklyn Museum, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Library of Congress, Fralin Museum at the University of Virginia, Museum of the City of New York, New York Public Library, Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska, and the Loeb Art Center at Vassar College.
[This biography was supplied by the photographer.]
Arrangement
The photographs (all signed, some matted) are segregated by size in three flat boxes: 11 x 14-inch prints in Box 1, and 16 x 20-inch prints in Boxes 2-3.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains 78 gelatin silver prints of images taken by David Anderson that appear in his book "On Wall Street: Architectural Photographs of Lower Manhattan, 1980-2000" (Staunton, Virginia: George F. Thompson, 2012). Specific addresses and buildings include:
Beaver Street, No. 65
Broad Street, Nos. 67 and 90
Broadway, Nos. 1, 25, 26, 100, 111, 195, and 346
Exchange Place, No. 20
Liberty Street, No. 55
Maiden Lane, No. 90
Nassau Street, No. 99
Old Slip, No. 48
Park Row, No. 15
Pine Street, Nos. 56 and 70
South William Street, No. 9
State Street, No. 7
Vesey Street, No. 20
Wall Street, Nos. 1, 16, 23, 35, 40, 48, 52, 55, and 74
West Street, No. 140
Chamber of Commerce
City Hall
Federal Hall National Memorial
Federal Reserve Bank
Municipal Building
New York Stock Exchange
St. Paul's Chapel
Trinity Church
Tweed Courthouse
U.S. Courthouse
U.S. Customs House
Woolworth Building
World Trade Center
The collection includes a DVD recording of a book talk Anderson gave at the Skyscraper Museum on June 26, 2013, which is viewable online at this link.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to qualified researchers by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, contact the Print Room Librarian at printroom@nyhistory.org.
Conditions Governing Use
Photocopying undertaken by staff only. Limited to 20 exposures of stable, unbound material per day. Application to use images from this collection for publication should be made in writing to: Department of Rights and Reproductions, The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024-5194, rightsandrepro@nyhistory.org. Phone: (212) 873-3400 ext. 282.
Copyrights and other proprietary rights may subsist in individuals and entities other than the New-York Historical Society, in which case the patron is responsible for securing permission from those parties. For fuller information about rights and reproductions from N-YHS visit: www.nyhistory.org/about/rights-reproductions.
Preferred Citation
This collection should be cited as: David Anderson Photographs from "On Wall Street," PR-414, Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections, New-York Historical Society.
Credit line for exhibitions: "David Anderson, Photographer."
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of David Anderson, 2019 (accession no. PPAC-2019-049).
About this Guide
Processing Information
Archivist Joseph Ditta processed this collection in July-August 2020.
Repository
"On Wall Street": 11 x 14-inch prints (44)
Arrangement
Numbers preceding each title were supplied by the photographer; the processing archivist has copied these in pencil to the back of each photograph's mount. Page numbers following each title indicate that photograph's position in the book "On Wall Street: Architectural Photographs of Lower Manhattan, 1980-2000" (Staunton, Virginia: George F. Thompson, 2012).
01) Aerial view of Wall Street area (page 2), 2000, inclusive
02) View from 25 Broadway (page 24), 1981, inclusive
03) 1 and 16 Wall Street (page 27), 1981, inclusive
04) Pyramid, 16 Wall Street (page 29), 1981, inclusive
05) 26th Floor, 16 Wall Street (page 31), 1981, inclusive
06) Side door, 1 Wall Street (page 33), 1980, inclusive
07) Rooftop, 40 Wall Street (page 39), 1981, inclusive
08) 48 and 52 Wall Street (page 40), 1981, inclusive
09) Eagle, 48 Wall Street (page 41), 1981, inclusive
10) Rear Gate, U.S. Customs House (page 68), 1981, inclusive
11) First Class Door, 1 Broadway (page 51), 1981, inclusive
12) 25 Broadway, Three Faces (page 50), 1983, inclusive
13) 26 Broadway (page 56), 1981, inclusive
14) 26 Broadway, South Side (page 57), 1998, inclusive
15) Tower, 26 Broadway (page 55), 1996, inclusive
16) Detail, 100 Broadway (page 87), 1981, inclusive
17) 111 Broadway (page 58), 1983, inclusive
18) Cupola, 111 Broadway (page 59), 1981, inclusive
19) Detail, 43rd Floor, Woolworth Building (page 64), 1981, inclusive
20) Side View, Gable, Woolworth Building (page 65), 1981, inclusive
21) South Gable, Woolworth Building (page 63), 1981, inclusive
22) Cooper [copper?], Woolworth Building (page 66), 1981, inclusive
23) St. Paul's Chapel (page 76), 1980, inclusive
24) 20 Vesey Street (page 79), 1999, inclusive
25) Detail, 140 West Street (page 93), 1981, inclusive
26) 99 Nassau Street (page 90), 1981, inclusive
27) U.S. Courthouse and Municipal Building (page 80), 1981, inclusive
28) Municipal Building (page 81), 1981, inclusive
29) Steps, City Hall (page 83), 1980, inclusive
30) Tweed Courthouse, Northwest Façade (page 118), 2002, inclusive
31) 346 Broadway (page 77), 1999, inclusive
32) 67 Broad Street (page 90), 1981, inclusive
33) 90 Broad Street (page 85), 1996, inclusive
34) 7 State Street (page 47), 2000, inclusive
35) 9 South William Street (page 49), 1980, inclusive
36) 70 Pine Street (page 95), 1989, inclusive
37) Detail, South Side, 70 Pine Street (page 96), 1987, inclusive
38) Detail, 48 Old Slip (page 99), 1980, inclusive
39) Federal Reserve Bank (page 98), 1981, inclusive
40) Detail, 90 Maiden Lane (page 97), 1982, inclusive
41) Alligator, 55 Liberty Street (page 100), 1983, inclusive
42) Chamber of Commerce (page 91), 2000, inclusive
43) Ram's Head, 65 Beaver Street (page 104), 1991, inclusive
44) World Trade Center (page 109), 1987, inclusive
"On Wall Street": 16 x 20-inch prints (34)
Arrangement
Numbers preceding each title were supplied by the photographer; the processing archivist has copied these in pencil to the back of each photograph's mount. Page numbers following each title indicate that photograph's position in the book "On Wall Street: Architectural Photographs of Lower Manhattan, 1980-2000" (Staunton, Virginia: George F. Thompson, 2012).