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Simon on the Subway, NYC

Nan Goldin

Artwork Details

Simon on the Subway, NYC
1998
Nan Goldin
cibachrome print on paper
13 in x 19 1/4 in (33.02 cm x 48.89 cm);20 1/8 in x 24 1/8 in (51.12 cm x 61.28 cm);16 in x 19 3/4 in (40.64 cm x 50.17 cm);12 15/16 in x 19 5/16 in (32.86 cm x 49.05 cm)
Museum purchase made possible by the Jean Paul Slusser Memorial Fund
2004/1.157

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Subject Matter:

This photograph is a profile-view of a young man named Simon. Seated on a subway train, he leans his head against the wall. His head tilts slightly in the direction of the camera, but he does not meet the camera's gaze and instead looks pensively into the distance. A round black mass, slighly out of focus, occupies the image's lower left foreground--most likely the curved back of a man occupying the subway seat between Simon and the photographer. With the narrow depth of field, other commuters are visible, albeit blurred, in the background.

Physical Description:

Portrait of a young man sitting on a subway train with his head leaning against the wall as he gazes pensively into the distance.

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