Helen Levitt
New York

New York

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New York
New York
ArtistAmerican, 1913–2009
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • New York
Datec. 1939
Place depictedNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver prints
Dimensions(.A Image/Sheet): 6 1/8 × 4 1/2 in. (15.5 × 11.4 cm)
(.B Image/Sheet): 6 13/16 × 5 13/16 in. (17.3 × 14.8 cm)
Mount: 17 5/16 × 14 5/16 in. (44 × 36.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Mundy Companies
Object number92.71.A,.B
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[PaceWildensteinMacGill, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1992.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso top left corner: 67 [circled]
Inscribed in pencil, verso top left: 54 [squared]
Inscribed in pencil, verso center after signature: N.Y. CIRCA 1942
Inscribed in pencil, verso bottom left corner: [illegible, circled and crossed out] / 72 [circled / New York / 59 [squared]
Inscribed in pencil, verso bottom center: 39
Signed in pencil, verso center: Helen Levitt
Signed in pencil, verso bottom right corner: Helen Levitt

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