Weegee (Arthur Fellig)
At Sammy's in the Bowery

At Sammy's in the Bowery

© Weegee/International Center of Photography/Getty Images

At Sammy's in the Bowery
At Sammy's in the Bowery
ArtistAmerican, born Austria, 1899–1968
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • At Sammy's in the Bowery
Datec. 1944
PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 5 1/4 × 4 3/16 in. (13.3 × 10.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Clinton T. Willour in celebration of the opening of the Audrey Jones Beck Building
Object number99.202
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceClinton T. Willour, Houston; given to MFAH, 1999.
Exhibition HistoryThe donor acquired this photograph from the Jane Corkin Gallery who acquired it from an unknown source. That source presumably acquired it from the artist.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso center in pencil "153[circled]" The original backboard with label and inscription is now in the Registrar's files. The inscription, presumably from the gallery dealer to the donor reads: "For Clint, / 'My candle burns at both ends / It will not last the night, / But oh my friends / and oh my foes / It gives a lovely light." / To Clint From Jane with love & in admiration. / 14 February 1990".
verso bottom center diagonally a stamp "WEEGEE / 451 WEST 47th STREET / NEW YORK CITY, U.S.A. / TEL: 265-1955"

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