Leon Levinstein
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© Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York

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ArtistAmerican, 1910–1988
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Untitled
  • [India]
Date1970s
PlaceIndia
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 5/16 × 10 1/4 in. (33.8 × 26 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Caryl and Israel Englander
Object number2014.987
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description


Working in New York as a graphic designer following his service in WWII, Leon Levinstein became involved with the Photo League—a group of socially conscious photographers—eventually shifting his career to center on photography. Levinstein’s signature approach to street photography emphasized close-up depictions of the strangers and scenes he encountered. More than simply reproducing likeness, Levinstein’s photographs emphasize the movement, gesture, and rhythm that define the life and character of the city. Levinstein brought this same approach to the subjects—animal as well as human—he photographed while traveling in India in the 1970s.



ProvenanceEstate of the artist, New York; [Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York]; purchased by Caryl Englander and Israel Englander, New York, 2004; given to MFAH, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso bottom center in pencil: PF50178; bottom right corner: Obsession 12/00-9/01
not signed
verso lower right a rectangular stamp: LEON LEVINSTEIN

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