Artist
Rebecca Lepkoff (American, 1916–2014)American, 1916–2014
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Midtown Manhattan, New York City
Date1948
Place depictedNew York, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 × 9 1/2 in. (15.2 × 24.1 cm)
Sheet: 6 × 9 1/2 in. (15.2 × 24.1 cm)
Mount: 10 × 13 1/4 in. (25.4 × 33.7 cm)
Sheet: 6 × 9 1/2 in. (15.2 × 24.1 cm)
Mount: 10 × 13 1/4 in. (25.4 × 33.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Joan Morgenstern
Object number2009.1591
Not on view
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
Raised in a tenement building in the Lower East Side, Rebecca
Lepkoff bought her first camera in 1939 and joined the Photo League in 1945
where she took classes, exhibited her work, and served on various executive
committees. This view, taken from the corner of 51st Street and Fifth Avenue in
front of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, sets well-dressed men and women in the
center of the composition, their long, late-afternoon shadows intermingling
with steam below.
Provenance[Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York]; purchased by Joan Morgenstern, Houston, November 11, 1988; given to MFAH, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed in pencil, recto, lower right below image: Rebecca Lepkoff
Inscribed in pencil, verso, center: “Midtown Manhattan” N. Y.C // 1948 // Rebecca Lepkoff [signed] // Vintage Print [underlined]
Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower right: PF 1090
Printed on applied label, mat verso: Photofind Gallery Howard Greenberg/Photofind // … // Woodstock New York … // LEPKOFF, Rebecca 001090 // Midtown Manhattan, New York City // … From the artist
Inscribed in pencil, verso, center: “Midtown Manhattan” N. Y.C // 1948 // Rebecca Lepkoff [signed] // Vintage Print [underlined]
Inscribed in pencil, verso, lower right: PF 1090
Printed on applied label, mat verso: Photofind Gallery Howard Greenberg/Photofind // … // Woodstock New York … // LEPKOFF, Rebecca 001090 // Midtown Manhattan, New York City // … From the artist
Signed in pencil, recto, lower right below image: Rebecca Lepkoff
Signed in pencil, verso, center: Rebecca Lepkoff
Signed in pencil, verso, center: Rebecca Lepkoff
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