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Hand in Train, Staten Island, Arthur Tress, 1971 (printed 1995)
Arthur Tress, portraitArthur TressAmerican, 1940

Hand in Train, Staten Island

1971 (printed 1995) · Photograph

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Yes, on view now

Where is “Hand in Train, Staten Island” now? Minneapolis Institute of Art, G368, Minneapolis. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.

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Minneapolis, United States

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About the work

A single hand rests incongruously atop the window seat on a train. Has it been left behind in a criminal act, or has a mischievous rider hopped behind the bench to poke their hand between the seat cushions? Arthur Tress’s photograph plays upon the stuff of childhood nightmares: creatures that lurk beneath otherwise innocent furniture or reach from darkened realms to grasp the unwitting.

Minneapolis Institute of Art

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Accession number
97.185.11

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PhotographsGelatin silver printPost-war art20th centuryUnited States

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Stephan Brecht, Bride and Groom, New York City, Arthur Tress, 1970

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Boy in Flood Dream, Ocean City, New Jersey, Arthur Tress, 1971

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Last Portrait of My Father, New York City, Arthur Tress, 1978

Last Portrait of My Father, New York City

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Act III: The Final Judgment: And had a vision of sweeter years, Arthur Tress, 1980, printed 1981

Act III: The Final Judgment: And had a vision of sweeter years

1980, printed 1981 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Act I: The Birth of Ideas: Whose first leap sparked the celestial spheres, Arthur Tress, 1980, printed 1981

Act I: The Birth of Ideas: Whose first leap sparked the celestial spheres

1980, printed 1981 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Act II: The Voyage: At last they entered the underground chamber, where the Magician transformed them into a great jewel, Arthur Tress, 1980

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1980 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

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