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Authors, works and languages of the image
William Klein
Gun 1, New York, 1955
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Introduction
The photograph "Gun 1, New York", taken in 1955 by photographer and filmmaker William Klein, stands as a monumental watershed in the history of 20th-century photography. An iconic and disruptive image, it shattered the prevailing visual and documentary paradigms of its time, introducing a visceral, raw, and psychologically complex urban narrative.
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