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A work made of gelatin silver print.

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

1940, printed later

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

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Inscriptions

Unmarked recto; inscribed verso, upper right, in graphite: "57"; verso, upper right, diagonally, in graphite: "OK"; inscribed and signed verso, center, in graphite: "N. Y. C. 1940 / 73 / Helen Levitt"; verso, lower right, in graphite: "Printed by H. L."

Dimensions

Image: 15.8 × 21.7 cm (6 1/4 × 8 9/16 in.); Paper: 27.8 × 35.5 cm (11 × 14 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Richard and Elizabeth Devereaux

Reference Number

2001.357

Extended information about this artwork

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