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Untitled (Buried Alive)

Harry Lapow

Photography

Harry Lapow began frequenting Coney Island to capture quirks of the beach and boardwalk after receiving a Ciroflex camera on his forty-third birthday. He was intrigued by the camera’s ability to isolate details and fleeting moments of everyday life. Here, a toddler’s crossed legs appear above the head of a buried woman whose eyes are covered by a floral towel. In cropping this beach sighting, Lapow crafts a surprising juxtaposition, forming an unlikely dynamic between the lively child and the masked adult.
MEDIUM Gelatin silver print
DATES 1973
DIMENSIONS sheet: 14 x 10 15/16 in. (35.6 x 27.8 cm) image: 12 1/8 x 9 1/16 in. (30.8 x 23 cm)  (show scale)
SIGNATURE Signed lower right: "Harry Lapow 1973"
COLLECTIONS Photography
ACCESSION NUMBER 82.148.6
CREDIT LINE Gift of the artist
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Harry Lapow (American, 1909–1982). Untitled (Buried Alive), 1973. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 14 x 10 15/16 in. (35.6 x 27.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the artist, 82.148.6. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 82.148.6_PS9.jpg)
IMAGE overall, 82.148.6_PS9.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2015
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RIGHTS STATEMENT © Estate of Harry Lapow
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Harry Lapow (American, 1909–1982). <em>Untitled (Buried Alive)</em>, 1973. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 14 x 10 15/16 in. (35.6 x 27.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the artist, 82.148.6. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 82.148.6_PS9.jpg)