Inscribed: “Philip Goodwin, Architect, Penthouse on 5th Avenue, New York City” 

If you've ever wondered what a bachelor's streamlined penthouse apartment in New York really looked like outside the set of a 1930's Hollywood movie, here it is.  The rooms are sleek, the ceilings are relatively low while the art, furnishings, and houseplants are almost indistinguishable from each other in a what might be called a lumpen-moderne style.

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Untitled (Manhattan Penthouse)

Harold Costain, c.1939 
vintage gelatin silver print 
13 7/8 × 10 3/4”