In the beginning…

This series, of sketches paintings, & schematics reposting, ( a commissioned series of paintings ) visual emotions of #timessquare 1940’s ( a bit before my time ) inspired by Andreas Feininger’s mysterious dark smoky silhouettes of NYC metropolis, #repost @brodersonbackdrops
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I reposted this memorable project I designed & painted in 78’ for Bonwit Teller NY , was close to the last years of this famous NYC iconic Woman’s Store ,
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My early history, mid 70’s expansive commission from Bonwit Tellers NY, for ‘ Noir ‘ NYC , cityscape series, 10 ft x 12 ft each, 8 total, acrylic on scrolled canvas, total span of interlocking scene is 80 ft W x 12 ft H , (painted singlehanded in approximately 6 weeks ) included here, is the initial design presentation, airbrush on Bristol Board, ....my working scale of overlays for painting plan, and for Bonwits AD, ....pics of a few actual paintings, I’ll post more of these later ...
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From archives, 78' project presentation for Bonwit Teller full span ( 80 ft wide , 8, 10' w x 12' h paintings on canvas ) of Street level Windows, on 57th St ( since demolished by 45 ) my layout design bit rough, though good enough, thanks to some basic courses in architecture, scale , utilizing airbrush pens & guns, the series of paintings were completed in approximately 1 month , painted 15 hrs a day, 7 days a week, in a creative trance, solo , #bonwitteller #departmentstore #display #windowdressing #nychistory #artistsoninstagram #charlesbroderson #nycartist #kunst #nycart , #contemporaryart #friezenewyork2020