The Critic

1943

Weegee

Associated Names
Weegee

Artist, American, born Ukraine (Austria), 1899 - 1968

The image shows three women. The woman on the far left has curly hair, an embellished headband, and a light-colored fur coat. She is wearing a shimmering top with jewelry and holding a clutch bag. The woman in the middle has short dark hair with a tiara, and wears a fur coat over a dark top with crystal jewelry. The woman on the right wears a hat and long coat, and is holding a shiny handbag or folder draped with a cloth. In the background, there are hints of structures or vehicles. A handwritten note reads "To Judy Weger" at the bottom left.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 26.5 x 33.6 cm (10 7/16 x 13 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.67.217


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joshua P. Smith, Washington, DC; NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • In Light of the Past: Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of Collecting Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 3 – July 26, 2015

Bibliography

1977

  • Weegee. New York, 1977, 93.

Inscriptions

lower left in green ink: To Judy / Weegee

Wikidata ID

Q64170330

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