[Back of Man and Lamppost]

Ted Croner American
1947–48
Not on view
Croner's strong graphic style precociously presaged the work of Robert Frank, William Klein, and other streetwise photographers of the 1950s. While still in his mid-twenties and a student of Alexey Brodovitch at the New School, Croner produced a series of extraordinary photographs of New York City that are filled with blurred figures and the explosive flares of street lights and automobile headlights at night. Impetuous, rough, and dissonant, the photographs are near-perfect reflections of post-war urban America.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: [Back of Man and Lamppost]
  • Artist: Ted Croner (American, 1922–2005)
  • Date: 1947–48
  • Medium: Gelatin silver print
  • Dimensions: 27.8 x 27.9 cm. (10 15/16 x 11 in.)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Purchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 1995
  • Object Number: 1995.296.3
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs

More Artwork

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.