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Downtown Saint Louis

Joel Meyerowitz

Artwork Details

Downtown Saint Louis
1978
Joel Meyerowitz
chromogenic print on paper
7 11/16 x 9 5/8 in. (19.53 x 24.45 cm)
Gift of Thomas Wilson '79 and Jill Garling '80
2012/2.127

Description

Subject Matter:

In this photograph of St. Louis, the haunch of the Gateway Arch peeks out behind a tall glass-curtained skyscraper in the right foreground. Sunlight strikes the facade of the buildings in this downtown scene; the sunlight reflects on window panes and casts long shadows.

Physical Description:

Photograph depicts scene of downtown Saint Louis with a small part of the famous Gateway Arch visible just right of the center of the image.

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