Coney Island
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
“It was my first self-assigned art project at twenty years of age,” Stephen Salmieri says of his Coney Island series, “My instincts knew better than I did.” The artist’s feelings of spontaneity and independence are echoed in this photograph of four boys with fishing rods in hand perched atop jagged boulders and surrounded by waves. Here, Salmieri underscores the sense of exploration and adventure that Coney Island provides to young people who crave a break from the city.
Caption
Stephen Salmieri American, born 1945. Coney Island, 1971. Gelatin silver print, image: 8 x 10 1/8 in. (20.3 x 25.7 cm) sheet: 10 15/16 x 14 in. (27.8 x 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Edward Klein, 82.201.48. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 82.201.48_PS2.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Coney Island
Date
1971
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Classification
Dimensions
image: 8 x 10 1/8 in. (20.3 x 25.7 cm) sheet: 10 15/16 x 14 in. (27.8 x 35.6 cm)
Signatures
Signed in graphite on verso "Salmieri"
Inscriptions
Titled in graphite on verso "NY Coney Island 1971"
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Klein
Accession Number
82.201.48
Rights
© artist or artist's estate
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