About This Artwork

Umbo (Otto Umbehr)
German, 1902–1980

Mystery of the Street, 1928

Gelatin silver print
27.5 x 20.1 cm
Signed in ink on print, l.r.; Marked on mount verso: INV No. 15
Julien Levy Collection, Special Photography Acquisition Fund, 1979.114

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

AIC, “Photographs from the Julien Levy Collection: Starting with Atget,” December 11, 1976–February 20, 1977. (David Travis)

AIC, "Sights Unseen: Photographs from the Permanent Collection," October 16-March 13, 1994.

AIC, "The Other Side of Light: Shadows from the Photography Collection" December 1, 2007–February 24, 2008. (Newell G Smith)

AIC, "Photography on Display: Modern Treasures," May 9–September 13, 2009.

Publication History

Travis, David. 1976. “Photographs from the Julien Levy Collection: Starting with Atget.” Exh. cat. p. 91, cat. 133.

Holeczek, Bernhard. 1979. “UMBO, Photographien 1925-1933.” Spectrum Photogalerie im Kunstmuseum Hannover mit Sammlung Sprengel in Zusammenarbeit mit Galerie Schürmann & Kicken, Köln. Exh. cat. Hanover: Die Galerie. p. 94, pl. 49.