Couple on Beach, Coney Island
- Photograph by
- Lapow, Harry, American, 1909 - 1982
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1966
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 5/8 × 13 9/16 in. (27 × 34.4 cm)
- Description
- This gelatin silver print depicts a closely-framed portrait of a couple sitting on a bench on the boardwalk overlooking Coney Island Beach. The man wears a dark overcoat and reaches his arm around the shoulders of the woman next to him who wears a white coat. They are both turned slightly towards each other, facing one another. The bottom quarter of the image reveals the planks of the pier and the feet of the seated couple; the horizon line of the photograph falls at approximately shoulder height of the couple but is mostly obscured by the couple themselves.
- Place depicted
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Communities
- Photography
- Recreation
- Social life and customs
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.166.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Harry Lapow
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.