About the Object
In this photograph, Crawford documented the construction of Rockefeller Center, New York’s famous building complex, focusing on the cranes and cables in front of a building façade, which is partially obscured by scaffolding.
Additional Information
The Vilcek Collection includes a related drawing Derricks, 1939 (VF2017.02.02) and gouache, Rockefeller Center, 1939 (2007.02.01). While the photograph includes a building in the background, Crawford eliminated the building in the related drawing and gouache, setting the cranes off against open sky.
The Artist;
By descent to the Artist’s son, John C. Crawford, Brooklyn, NY;