Bill Witt
The Greeting at $2.00 Shoes, Lower East Side, N.Y. City

The Greeting at $2.00 Shoes, Lower East Side, N.Y. City
The Greeting at $2.00 Shoes, Lower East Side, N.Y. City
The Greeting at $2.00 Shoes, Lower East Side, N.Y. City
ArtistAmerican, 1921–2013
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Greeting at $2.00 Shoes, Lower East Side, N.Y. City
Date1947
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 7/16 × 11 13/16 in. (26.5 × 30 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 13 7/8 in. (27.9 × 35.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number93.241
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; given to MFAH, 1993.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso: "The Greeting at 2$ (sic) shoes - Lower E. Side, N.Y. 1947/ Bill Witt/ Vintage Print", on recto, right edge vertically: "The Greeting at $2.00 shoes", in black ink, left edge vertically: "The Greeting at $2.00 shoes, Lower East Side, N.Y. City/ [c] BILL WITT 1978"
Signed in pencil, lower right edge vertically: "Bill Witt - 1947", in black ink, lower left edge vertically: "Bill Witt - 1947"

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