Air View of Coney Island Beach and Boardwalk, Brooklyn

Ben Ross

Photography

The photographer Ben Ross took this aerial view of Coney Island on July 4, 1946. The following day, the New York Times reported that 1.3 million people had visited the resort, the largest crowd in its history, to celebrate the holiday.

ARTIST Ben Ross, American, 1916–2004

MEDIUM Gelatin silver print

DATES 1946

DIMENSIONS sheet: 14 x 11 1/16 in. (35.6 x 28.1 cm) image: 13 9/16 x 10 3/4 in. (34.4 x 27.3 cm)

SIGNATURE Signed verso in graphite: "Ben Ross"

INSCRIPTIONS Inscribed in graphite: "Airview of Coney Island Beach and Boardwalk. Brooklyn, NY 1946"

COLLECTIONS Photography

ACCESSION NUMBER 1998.34

CREDIT LINE Gift of the artist

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Air view of Coney Island beach and boardwalk taken on July 4, 1946. The following day, The New York Times stated that "it was the largest crowd ever to visit Coney Island."

EXHIBITIONS

Forever Coney: Photographs from the Brooklyn Museum Collection

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view

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