Geometric Evelyn.
Geometric Evelyn.
by Sergio Gómez @geometric_art_by_mak
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(Automatically translated from Spanish)
On May 1, 1947, Evelyn McHale got up at seven in the morning, took a train, and upon arriving in New York went to a hotel called Governor Clinton where she wrote her suicide note. Then, she bought a ticket to go up to the skyscraper's observation deck, folded her coat neatly, and jumped from the eighty-sixth floor.
A police officer, John Morrissey, directing traffic between Thirty-fourth Street and Fifth Avenue, saw a white scarf majestically descend from the upper floors of the building. Moments later, he heard a brutal impact and saw a crowd on 34th Street. Evelyn had landed on the roof of a United Nations General Assembly Cadillac limousine parked on 34th Street, about 200 meters west of Fifth Avenue. Her left hand caressed her necklace while her legs remained crossed, in a princess pose, waiting for the kiss that would bring her back to life.
A photography student named Robert C. Wiles heard the impact, went outside, and took the snapshot. It was published on the cover of Life magazine on May 12, 1947.
In 1963, Andy Warhol made a painting with the image, titling it 1947-White.
"Geometric Art by Mak".
El día uno de Mayo de 1947, Evelyn Mchale se levantó a las siete de la mañana, tomó un tren, al llegar a Nueva York se dirigió a un hotel llamado Govenor Clinton donde redactó la nota de suicidio, luego compró una entrada para subir al mirador del rascacielos, dejó bien doblado el abrigo y saltó desde el piso ochenta y seis.
Un policía, John Morrissey, que dirigía el tráfico entre la calle Treinta y cuatro y la Quinta Avenida, vió descender majestuosamente una bufanda blanca desde los pisos superiores del edificio. Momentos después oyó un brutal impacto y vio una multitud en la calle 34. Evelyn había aterrizado en el techo de una limusina Cadillac de la Asamblea de las Naciones Unidas estacionada en la calle 34, a unos 200 metros al oeste de la Quinta Avenida. Su mano izquierda acariciaba su collar mientras sus piernas permanecían cruzadas, en una pose de princesa esperando el beso que la volviera a la vida.
Un estudiante de fotografía llamado Robert C. Wiles oyó el impacto, salio a la calle y tomo la instantánea. Esta fue publicada el 12 de mayo de 1947 en la portada de la revista norteamericana "Life".
Andy Warhol realizo en 1963 un cuadro con la imagen, titulandolo 1947-White.
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10 comments
Very good performance!
Thanks Walrus !!!
wow !! great!!
Thank you very much Javier !!! Great your gigs, I love them, greetings!
I love paintings !!! so many details, up close so surreal and the choice of photos ... and that patience! very delicate!!
Thank you! :)
Magnificent !
THANKS!
It's a great job. Very cool.
Maybe for the next time my app, Tres , can help you a bit (allows export to SVG):
Spectacular, magnificent !!!!! I am speechless !!!! I love your work !!!!!
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