Artist
Weegee (Arthur Fellig)(American, born Austria, 1899–1968)American, born Austria, 1899–1968
CultureAmerican
Titles
- The Critic
- Opening Night at the Metropolitan Opera, New York
Date1943
PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 10 15/16 × 13 3/4 in. (27.8 × 35 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Marion Mundy, the Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.2623
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceLunn Ltd., New York.
Bought by Manfred Heiting from Lunn Ltd., New York. on 11/30/1989.
Exhibition History"The Graham Nash Collection", De Saisset Art Gallery and Museum, University of Santa Clara, 1978.
"New York, New York: Photographs from the Manfred Heiting Collection", at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston from October 8 - March 9, 2003.
"Public Dress," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 19 June - 8 October, 2012.
“Made for Magazines: Iconic 20th-Century Photographs,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 9–May 4, 2014.
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Weegee (Arthur Fellig)
August 14, 1944
Gelatin silver print
2023.726