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A work made of gelatin silver print.

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

c. 1945

Artist:

Helen Levitt
American, 1913–2009

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 1940–1950

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Inscriptions

Unmarked recto; inscribed and signed verso, center, in graphite: "N. Y. ca 1945 Helen Levitt"

Dimensions

Image: 13.9 × 20.7 cm (5 1/2 × 8 3/16 in.); Paper: 14.3 × 21.5 cm (5 11/16 × 8 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Photography Associates Fund

Reference Number

1995.58

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