Weegee (Arthur Fellig)
Rescue of girl and her violin, NYC

Rescue of girl and her violin, NYC

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Rescue of girl and her violin, NYC
Rescue of girl and her violin, NYC
ArtistAmerican, born Austria, 1899–1968
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Rescue of girl and her violin, NYC
Datec. 1945
PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 1/2 × 13 3/8 in. (26.7 × 34 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/8 × 13 15/16 in. (28.3 × 35.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Daniel Wolf
Object number87.336
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceDaniel Wolf, New York; given to MFAH, 1987.
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).
Loaned to San Antonio Museum of Art for "American Photography: A History in Pictures," from April 21 to July 31, 1994 (LN:94.24).
Exhibited Photographic Masterworks: Recent Acquisitions from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Glassell School January 23 - March 4, 1990

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso top right corner in pencil reading vertically "8841"
verso upper right a stamp "CREDIT PHOTO BY / WEEGEE / THE FAMOUS"

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