Central Park Zoo-New York City, New York
Garry Winogrand
Photography
During periods of separation from his first wife in the early 1960s, Winogrand began visiting New York City zoos and the Coney Island Aquarium with their children. Many of the photographs he made during those trips reveal the often humorous parallels between the behaviors of humans and animals. Reflecting on the 1960s today, one could read the depiction of captivity as a metaphor for the racial and gender segregations of the era, while also serving as an examination of voyeurism and photography. Forty-six of the zoo pictures were published in Winogrand’s second book, The Animals (1969).
PORTFOLIO/SERIES
From the portfolio: "Garry Winogrand"
MEDIUM
Gelatin silver print
DATES
1962; reprinted 1974
DIMENSIONS
Other (Mount): 14 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. (37.5 x 50.2 cm)
Image: 8 9/16 x 12 7/8 in. (21.7 x 32.7 cm) (show scale)
SIGNATURE
Signed in graphite, lower right: "Garry Winogrand"
COLLECTIONS
Photography
ACCESSION NUMBER
83.266.3
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Renata Shapiro
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Garry Winogrand (American, 1928–1984). Central Park Zoo-New York City, New York, 1962; reprinted 1974. Gelatin silver print, Other (Mount): 14 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. (37.5 x 50.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Renata Shapiro, 83.266.3. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: , 83.266.3_PS9.jpg)
EDITION
Edition: 14/75
IMAGE
overall, 83.266.3_PS9.jpg., 2019
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