Artist
Weegee (Arthur Fellig)(American, born Austria, 1899–1968)American, born Austria, 1899–1968
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Self-Portrait (Kaleidoscopic)
Date1950s
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 9/16 × 7 5/16 in. (21.7 × 18.5 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 8 1/16 in. (25.4 × 20.5 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 8 1/16 in. (25.4 × 20.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Photo Forum 2016
Object number2016.151
Not on view
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PhotographyObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in black grease pencil, recto BL: "41.5" [upside down]
Inscribed in red ink, verso T: [illegible marking] // [horizontal line drawn across]
Inscribed in pencil[?], verso TR: "68" [underlined]
Stamped in black ink, verso TR, sideways: "2525"
Inscribed in black ink[?], verso TR, sideways: "133SC" [?]
Stamped in blue ink, verso RC: "Photo by WEEGEE // from the collection of // Suzanne and Hugh Johnston"
Inscribed in red ink, verso LC: "[illegible] // [illegible] // Weegee // 3" // [horizontal line with arrows on the ends]"
Stamped in black ink, verso RC, sideways: "INTERIORS"
Inscribed in black ink, verso LR, sideways: "1778-7"
Inscribed in red ink, verso B: "[horizontal line] // [illegible marking]"
Inscribed in red ink, verso T: [illegible marking] // [horizontal line drawn across]
Inscribed in pencil[?], verso TR: "68" [underlined]
Stamped in black ink, verso TR, sideways: "2525"
Inscribed in black ink[?], verso TR, sideways: "133SC" [?]
Stamped in blue ink, verso RC: "Photo by WEEGEE // from the collection of // Suzanne and Hugh Johnston"
Inscribed in red ink, verso LC: "[illegible] // [illegible] // Weegee // 3" // [horizontal line with arrows on the ends]"
Stamped in black ink, verso RC, sideways: "INTERIORS"
Inscribed in black ink, verso LR, sideways: "1778-7"
Inscribed in red ink, verso B: "[horizontal line] // [illegible marking]"
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Weegee (Arthur Fellig)
August 14, 1944
Gelatin silver print
2023.726
