Weegee (Arthur Fellig)
Pole Painting, Herald Square, New York

Pole Painting, Herald Square, New York

© Weegee/International Center of Photography/Getty Images

Pole Painting, Herald Square, New York
Pole Painting, Herald Square, New York
ArtistAmerican, born Austria, 1899–1968
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Pole Painting, Herald Square, New York
Date1940s
PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 3/4 × 13 1/2 in. (27.3 × 34.3 cm)
Sheet: 11 3/16 × 14 in. (28.4 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Allan Chasanoff Photographic Collection
Object number91.1223
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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceAllan Chasanoff, New York; given to MFAH, 1991.
Exhibition History"New York: Yesterday and Tomorrow," Shell and the American Landscape Museum, Houston, May 8–September 12, 2002.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso three stamps[all printed upside down] " Credit Photo By WEEGEE The Famous[circled]", " Please credit WEEGEE from Photo Representatives ", " WEEGEE 451 West 47th Street New York City, U.S.A. Tel:265-1955 "

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