Nun and Woman with Cameras at Pope John Paul II’s Yankee Stadium Appearance — Bernard Gotfryd

Bernard Gotfryd made this color photograph in 1979 during Pope John Paul II's appearance at Yankee Stadium in New York. At the center of the crowded scene, a nun and another woman carrying cameras lean toward activity occurring beyond the edge of the frame. Their attentive expressions and photographic equipment provide an immediate human focus within the densely packed gathering.

Faces fill the background at multiple depths, giving the photograph the spontaneity and visual complexity of documentary photojournalism. The presence of cameras is particularly striking: Gotfryd photographs spectators who are themselves prepared to record the event. Preserved as a 35mm color transparency, the image offers a vivid glimpse of New York public life and a major papal visit in 1979.

Artwork Details

• Artist: Bernard Gotfryd
• Title: [Nun and woman with cameras at appearance of] Pope J. Paul II at Yankee Stadium [New York]
• Original title: [Nun and woman with cameras at appearance of] Pope J. Paul II at Yankee Stadium [New York]
• Series: Bernard Gotfryd photograph collection
• Date: 1979
• Period: 1970s
• Place of Origin: Yankee Stadium, New York City, United States
• Medium: Color transparency, 35mm slide format

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