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Brooklyn

A work made of gelatin silver print.

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

1985

Artist:

Helen Levitt
American, 1913–2009

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Helen Levitt

Title

Brooklyn

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1985

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Inscriptions

Unmarked recto; inscribed verso, upper right, in graphite: "251"; inscribed and signed verso, center, in graphite: "Brooklyn, N. Y. 1985 Helen Levitt"; inscribed verso, lower right, in graphite: "H"

Dimensions

Image: 19.8 × 30.5 cm (7 13/16 × 12 1/16 in.); Paper: 17.9 × 35.6 cm (7 1/16 × 14 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Philip Perkis

Reference Number

1994.674

Extended information about this artwork

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