Marmon Crankshaft
Paul Outerbridge Jr. American
Not on view
Upon the exhibition of this photograph in 1924, the New York Times commented that "it would be impossible for the layman to put a name to the piece Outerbridge has chosen, but its strength and obvious usefulness makes a stirring print." The actual object represented, a detail of a car’s crankshaft, is incidental to the photograph’s undeniable power. Throughout the 1920s, Outerbridge elevated banal, everyday objects to a level of startling beauty and formal rigor, thereby sealing his reputation as one of the most influential advertising photographers of his era.
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