A Section of the Spire. When All Sections Were Secretly Assembled in the Center of the Building It Resulted in Spire Totaling 174 Feet--Chrysler Building

Charles Rivers (1904-1993)

Date

1929
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Gelatin silver print
Dimensions

Image: 9 11/16 x 7 in.
Mount: 9 11/16 x 7 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.r. signed in ink: Charles Rivers \ 1929
Mount Verso:
c. [typed on paper label]: A section of the spire. When \ all sections were secretly \ assembled in the center of \ the building it resulted in \ spire totaling 174 feet-- \ Chrysler Building--1929
c. signed in ink on paper label: Charles Rivers
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Gift of the artist
Accession Number

P1986.24.5
Copyright

© Charles Rivers

Work

September 10, 2011–February 19, 2012

This intimate survey exhibition, drawn from the Museum’s extensive collection, showcases photographers’ acknowledgment of work in many forms, their recognition of how people are often defined by their jobs, and their documentation of labor’s troubles and successes.

Location: Off view

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