New York

1971

Helen Levitt

Associated Names
Helen Levitt

Artist, American, 1913 - 2009

This is a photograph of a street scene involving covered carts and trucks. Two carts are covered with fabric, and they are positioned in front of a red truck. There is another parked blue truck with a visible logo for a packing company in the background. The scene is set on an urban street with surrounding buildings reflected in the windows of the trucks. The atmosphere is casual, and the photo captures a moment in the day with natural lighting and shadowing.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    dye imbibition print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Marvin Hoshino

  • Dimensions

    image: 27.7 x 40.3 cm (10 7/8 x 15 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 40.2 x 50.8 cm (15 13/16 x 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.48.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Marvin Hoshino, New York, NY; gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1991

  • Helen Levitt. Exh. cat. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. San Francisco, 1991: 72.

Inscriptions

center verso in graphite: N.Y. 1971 Helen Levitt / Dye Transfer

Wikidata ID

Q64154941

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