#washington square nyc

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Edward Hopper, Skyline Near Washington Square, 1925. Watercolor and graphite on paper,

"Skyline Near Washington Square portrays an austere Manhattan rooftop behind which rises a single gaunt narrow building that dominates the sky. When first shown, this work bore the title Self-Portrait, an ironical and self-referential joke in the form of a visual pun on Hopper's own great height, which had long been an object of caricature and comment by himself and his friends. The original title, which also appears in the artist's record books, must have puzzled any viewer unfamiliar with Hopper's lanky figure. For this watercolor Hopper's wife Jo noted in the record books she kept of his work as it left the studio. 'Self-Portrait. Roof & top of higher house sticking up behind. Skyline near Wash. Sq.' By the time he sold the work in 1927 he had renamed it, concealing the self-reference with the purely descriptive title."

--Gail Levin

Photo: Whitney Museum of American Art

[nyc-looks]

Tilly, 16

“I’m wearing a Mobile Gundam Suit graphic tee, fishnet gloves with ribbons, a skirt from HOTTOPIC that buttons at the front, grommet belt with a chain, spider web fishnets with garters, Doc Martens, black and striped knee socks, and my 3-ringed choker with a patch attached to it. And a lot inspires my style since I’m not totally done improving my wardrobe. I take a lot of influence from various j-fashion magazines and subcultures.“

Aug 22, 2023 ∙ Greenwich Village

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Some of the best and oldest color photography i’ve seen of New York City c1939 thanks to Macy’s color view postcard series.

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2 Mar 2024, Filipinos 4 Palestine contingent in the Millions March for Palestine NYC, New York City, NY 

From BAYAN USA Northeast: "Filipinos stand resolutely with Palestine: End the Genocide! No invasion of Rafah!"

[pwh3]

The fountain at Washington Square Park, New York City, on a warm spring afternoon (May 2024). Video of this scene is here on Instagram

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[5centsofchange]

Washington Square Park shot on my Canon AE-1 in October of 2022.

[semioticapocalypse]

Diane Arbus. Girl with a Cigar. Washington Square Park, NYC. 1965

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[brooklynbridgebirds]

Join me for a Fall Migration Bird Tour this Sunday, October 13th in Manhattan! 9am at Washington Square Park More info and register here

[mikefa1st]

This is some shit id do

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Berenice Abbott photographing some sailors with a Rolleiflex camera near Washington Square Park, ca. 1945-49.

From Berenice Abbott's Greenwich Village via issuu

[phoenixyfriend]

There's a mass grave in Wash Square Park?

Oh yeah, most parks in NYC were built on some kind of graveyard, but Washington Square Park is particularly infamous for it. It was built directly over a potter's field, as were Madison Square Park and Bryant Park. These days, Bryant Park's history is colored more by the reservoir, especially since, while there were thousands of bodies, they were moved in 1840. Meanwhile, Madison was only a graveyard from 1794-1797, mostly for those dead of yellow fever, and there are "only" a few hundred bodies there.

The land that would become Washington Square Park was a potter's field from 1797 to 1826, coming into use as Madison was phased out. At that point, the area became a military parade ground.

There are some 20,000 bodies under the park. Some excavations have identified gravestones from 1799. The bodies are still there, and there are thousands of them.

(Other parks have other horror stories, like the destruction of Seneca Village making way for Central Park, but like I said, Washington Square Park is infamous for it due to the sheer number and concentration of the dead.)

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washington sq park - yashica mg-1 & 400 speed color film - developed at eliz digital & scanned with minolta dimage dual iii

[desktopdog01]

hi guys!!! this saturday (may 4th) at nyc's washington square park im going to be setting up a stand to sell some desktop dog stuff!!!

i'll be there from roughly 11am-3pm. come stop by if you're in the area! bring a friend!!

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It was a warm spring day at Washington Square Park in New York City (May 2nd, 2024)

[daisyswift3]

Karlie in nyc!!