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Summertime in the City

Kadir Nelson
Summertime in the City by Kadir Nelson (New Yorker Magazine)
Summertime in the City by Kadir Nelson (New Yorker Magazine) Summertime in the City by Kadir Nelson (New Yorker Magazine)
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It's summertime in NYC, and the neighborhood block is sweltering with rising temperatures. A trip to the beach or the waterpark would take several hours in traffic. The locals are getting restless. Suddenly, there's a crown of ice cold water shooting into the air. Kids and adults from surrounding neighborhoods dash toward the cascading spray and dance under the shower from a freshly opened fire hydrant that was retrofitted with a special cap for just this occasion.

Nelson celebrates the century-old summertime metropolitan tradition of turning fire hydrants into sprinklers with SUMMERTIME CITY.

* This painting first appeared on the cover of The New Yorker magazine on July 23, 2018.

It ships signed and numbered by the artist. The work of art measures 24x18 inches and is a Limited Edition Giclee on Watercolor Paper.

Limited Edition: 500pcs (Edition Size) - $350.00 (Cost)

Artist Proof: 50pcs (Edition Size) - $450.00 (Cost)

Remarque: 25pcs (Edition Size) - $600.00 (Cost)

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Description

It's summertime in NYC, and the neighborhood block is sweltering with rising temperatures. A trip to the beach or the waterpark would take several hours in traffic. The locals are getting restless. Suddenly, there's a crown of ice cold water shooting into the air. Kids and adults from surrounding neighborhoods dash toward the cascading spray and dance under the shower from a freshly opened fire hydrant that was retrofitted with a special cap for just this occasion.

Nelson celebrates the century-old summertime metropolitan tradition of turning fire hydrants into sprinklers with SUMMERTIME CITY.

* This painting first appeared on the cover of The New Yorker magazine on July 23, 2018.

It ships signed and numbered by the artist. The work of art measures 24x18 inches and is a Limited Edition Giclee on Watercolor Paper.

Limited Edition: 500pcs (Edition Size) - $350.00 (Cost)

Artist Proof: 50pcs (Edition Size) - $450.00 (Cost)

Remarque: 25pcs (Edition Size) - $600.00 (Cost)
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Cert. Of Authenticity Certificate of Authenticity Provided by the Artist
Edition Limited Edition
Edition Size See Product Description
Framed Unframed
Height 24 inches
Length 18 inches
Medium Giclee on Watercolor Paper
Signed Signed and Numbered by the Artist
SKU nelson-summertimecity
Year Released 2018
Kadir Nelson
Kadir Nelson began drawing at the age of three, displaying artistic acumen before he could write or spell. “I have always been an artist,” Nelson explains. “It’s part of my DNA.” At age eleven, Kadir Nelson was apprenticed by his uncle Michael Morris, an artist and art instructor. “My uncle gave me my foundation in art,” says the artist. Kadir Nelson experimented with several different media and later began painting in oils at the age of sixteen under the encouragement and tutelage of both his uncle and high school art teacher. He began entering his paintings in art competitions and ultimately won an art scholarship to study at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. Upon graduating with honors, Kadir Nelson began his professional career as an artist, publishing his work and receiving commissions from publishers and production studios such as Dreamworks, Sports Illustrated, Coca-Cola, The New York Times and Major League Baseball, among others.
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