Evelyn Hofer
Queensboro Bridge, New York
1964
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Evelyn Hofer
Queensboro Bridge, New York
1964
Physical Qualities
Dye transfer print, Sheet: 506 x 402 mm. (19 15/16 x 15 13/16 in.)
Image: 422 x 337 mm. (16 5/8 x 13 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Women's Committee Acquisitions Endowment for Contemporary Prints and Photographs
Object Number
2008.2
Evelyn Hofer’s work is difficult to characterize given the impressive range of subjects she has photographed since the mid-1940s. (She was dubbed “the most famous ‘unknown’
photographer in America” in 1987.) Beginning with fashion photography, Hofer moved on to shooting regular assignments for the likes of the London Times Magazine, Life and Vanity Fair. Hofer’s photographic portraits of cities, including New York and Washington D.C., were also featured in several publications in the 1960s. Queensboro Bridge, New York evinces the directness of her work, as well as her eye for arresting compositions.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 2008; Goya Contemporary, Baltimore
Rena Hoisington, BMA, "Looking through the Lens: Photography 1900-1960," 16 March - 8 June 2008.
Inscribed: Verso: at center, in graphite: "Queensboro Bridge / New York 1964 / Evelyn Hofer"; at bottom right, in graphite: "m 7107/8"
Markings: None
