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Brooklyn Beachcomber

A work made of gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "new york: twelve photographs" (1951).

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "new york: twelve photographs" (1951).

Date:

1945

Artist:

Brett Weston
American, 1911–1993

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Brett Weston

Title

Brooklyn Beachcomber

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1945

Medium

Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "New York: Twelve Photographs" (1951)

Dimensions

Image/paper: 19.3 × 24.3 cm (7 5/8 × 9 5/8 in.); Mount: 34.8 × 40.5 cm (13 3/4 × 16 in.)

Credit Line

Photography and Media Purchase Fund

Reference Number

1962.20

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