New York

Photography and Media

c. 1940

Helen Levitt
American, 1913–2009

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Photography and Media

Artist: Helen Levitt
Title: New York
Place: United States (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1938–1942
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Inscriptions: Unmarked recto; [see verso photo]
Dimensions: Image: 17.7 × 27 cm (7 × 10 11/16 in.); Paper: 27.6 × 35.4 cm (10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Robert O. (Kathryn) Levitt
Reference Number: 2002.346

Levitt, Helen. 1981. “A Way of Seeing.” Essay by James Agee. Horizon Press. pl. 18.

Art Institute of Chicago, “Film and Photo in New York,” July 21–November 25, 2012. (Katherine A. Bussard)

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