Arthur Leipzig
Opening Night at the Opera

Opening Night at the Opera

© Estate of Arthur Leipzig, Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York

Opening Night at the Opera
Opening Night at the Opera
ArtistAmerican, 1918–2014
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Opening Night at the Opera
DateNovember 11, 1946
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 3/4 × 8 11/16 in. (17.1 × 22.1 cm)
Sheet: 7 7/8 × 9 13/16 in. (20 × 24.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Polaroid Foundation
Object number80.79
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistoryLoaned to Manes Center of the Union of Czechoslovak Creative Artists, Progue, c/o U.S.I.A., Washington, D.C. for "The 150th Anniversary of the Invention of Photography: Prague 1989," from Aug. 1 to Sep. 30, 1989 (LN:89.10).

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso lower center in pencil "Arthur Leipzig"
verso center a stamp "An ARTHUR LEIPZIG PHOTO / 378 Glen Avenue / Sea Cliff, N.Y. 11379 / 516-676-6016"

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