New York

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Helen Levitt

Title

New York

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1935–1945

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Inscriptions

Unmarked recto; inscribed verso, upper left, in graphite: "R F [?]"; inscribed and signed verso, center, in graphite: "N Y. CIRCA 1940 / Helen Levitt"; inscribed verso, lower left, in graphite: "HL504 V-1"; verso, lower right, in graphite: "2500"

Dimensions

Image/paper: 15.5 × 18.8 cm (6 1/8 × 7 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Lucia Woods Lindley and Daniel A. Lindley, Jr.

Reference Number

1991.63

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