Head C9

Paul Cadmus

About 1948

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A black and white photograph showing a close-up view of a wooden floor. The floor boards are laid down with some spacing between them, revealing ground beneath and loose debris. Over the floor are laid two thin strips and one wide sheet of wood, the one in the middle has two notches cut out.
Fragments of Sculpture, The Mall, Washington, D.C., Walker Evans, gelatin silver print
A black and white photograph featuring a city view downtown New York, captured from the 61st floor of the Chrysler Building. In the foreground is one of the iconic eagle gargoyles jetting out of the Chrysler building's facade. In the background is a perspective view of multiple skyscrapers going into the horizon, complemented by a white hazy sky. Towards the bottom of the photograph lanes of cars and trucks are stopped at the street light. A painted sign on one side of a building facing the eagle reads "This is the Lincoln Building 60 East 42nd St."
A man, two identically dressed women, and four girls, all black, are gathered outside of an ice cream parlor. The man is helping one of the girls reach to drink from a “Colored Only” drinking fountain. A “White Only” fountain stands beside it.