63 KK-30
<p>Ray K. Metzker, <em>63 KK-30</em>, 1963. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm) Image: 8 7/8 × 6 in. (22.5 × 15.2 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Howard Greenberg 2020.206</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1963
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm) Image: 8 7/8 × 6 in. (22.5 × 15.2 cm)
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Artist
- Ray K. Metzker
Artist
Photography
Ray K. Metzker was an American photographer who developed a distinctive approach to black-and-white photography centered on fragmentation, pattern, and the geometry of urban and natural landscapes. Working primarily with 35mm film, he created tightly cropped, high-contrast images that isolate fragments of the visible world, transforming everyday scenes into abstract compositional studies. His photographs emphasize the formal properties of light, shadow, and shape rather than narrative or documentary content, positioning photography as a medium of visual inquiry rather than description.
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Ray K. Metzker
- Year
- 1963
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm) Image: 8 7/8 × 6 in. (22.5 × 15.2 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1963-169095
Source
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Source
- whitney
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified