N. Jay Jaffe Signed Photo

Item Number: 149
Time Left: CLOSED
Value: $2,000
Online Close: Feb 17, 2014 11:59 PM EST
Bid History: 0 bids



Description
Dear friends of The Secret City have donated this exceptional photo by their friend N. Jay Jaffee. This 11x14" print is signed by the artist. It is an iconic image by an artist who is in many of the most important museum collections in the world (listed below). Edward Steichen, one of America's greatest photographers and then curater of MOMA, acquired 3 works of Jaffee's for the museum.
Here is what the artist himself, who passed in 1999, had to say about this photo:
Man with Reflector (1952) I was startled when I saw this man sunning himself with a metal reflector. This was the first I saw this contraption being used. Also, it was not often that I came across a person whom I wanted to photograph that just happened to be in a perfect design pattern. His head was at the base of the L-shaped window corner, with the Venetian blind creating a horizontal pattern. The building’s bricks on the left formed another strong pattern.
The man’s hat, his large black overcoat, and gray woolen gloves complimented the patterns of the building behind him. The man’s bold figure, cuddled in the somewhat oversized coat and large, warm-looking gloves, gives one the impression of a solid mass of contentment, which is enhanced by the relaxed look on the man’s face. He may even be sleeping. The weird metal reflector jutting away from his face almost appears to be part of his costume, reminding one of a nun’s habit. The reflector helps give the print dimension. I made this exposure in a matter of seconds and quickly walked away, hoping that I did not interfere with his dreams.
Here is a current article from the Baltimore Sun about a one man show of Jaffee's that is curruntly up there:
http://njayjaffee.com
http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/157921/Man_with_Sun_Reflector_East_New_York
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Museum Collections that Jaffee is in:
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA
Bibliotheque nationale de France,Paris, France
The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
The Brooklyn Public Library,Brooklyn, NY
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, Middleton, CT
Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
The Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, NY
International Museum of Photography and Film, George Eastman House,Rochester, NY
The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
The Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
The Museum of the City of New York, New York, NY
National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C.
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C.
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
The New York Historical Society, New York, NY
The New York Public Library, New York, NY
The Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN