Artist
Helen Levitt (American, 1913–2009)American, 1913–2009
CultureAmerican
Titles
- New York
Date1938
Place depictedNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 1/2 × 6 1/4 in. (24 × 15.9 cm)
Sheet: 9 11/16 × 61/2 in. (24.5 × 16.4 cm)
Sheet: 9 11/16 × 61/2 in. (24.5 × 16.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the estate of Caroline Wiess Law, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.1537
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"American Vision: Photographers from the East, Selections from the Manfred Heiting Collection purchased by the Brown Foundation for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston from August 23-December 29, 2003.
"New York, New York: Photographs from the Manfred Heiting Collection", at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston from October 8 - March 9, 2003.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, upper right: $3000
Inscribed in red, verso of sheet, in an inscribed red circle: 73% / IPOS
Inscribed in pencil, verso bottom left: Ny
Inscribed in pencil, verso bottom left corner: Sp
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower right: HL.259.Y
Inscribed in red, verso of sheet, in an inscribed red circle: 73% / IPOS
Inscribed in pencil, verso bottom left: Ny
Inscribed in pencil, verso bottom left corner: Sp
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, lower right: HL.259.Y
Signed in pencil, verso of sheet, center: Helen Levitt
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