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 1940

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Inscriptions

Unmarked recto; inscribed verso, upper right, in graphite: "[star]"; inscribed and signed verso, center, in graphite: "N. Y. C. 1940 Helen Levitt"; inscribed verso, lower right, in graphite: "1940";

Dimensions

Image: 26.8 × 17.6 cm (10 9/16 × 6 15/16 in.); Paper: 35.3 × 27.8 cm (13 15/16 × 11 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Devereaux in honor of Iris Elston

Reference Number

2000.167

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