The Critic

1943

Weegee

Associated Names
Weegee

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

Three women are depicted from the knees up in the image. They are standing in a group at a nighttime event. The two women in the foreground are facing the camera, positioned closely together. The third woman is slightly behind them to the right and turned towards the group. The woman on the left has short, wavy hair and wears a jeweled tiara, looking directly at the camera with a slight smile. She is wearing a white fur coat over a sparkly dress with a corsage of flowers pinned near her left shoulder, holding a shiny purse in her left hand. The woman in the middle has dark hair styled in soft waves, wearing a white fur cloak over a dark, velvet-like dress with intricate beadwork. The woman on the right carries a dark, small handbag and wears a coat with a large button and a hat on her head. The background is dark, suggesting a nighttime setting, possibly outside a venue.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 33.7 x 27 cm (13 1/4 x 10 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 35.5 x 28.5 cm (14 x 11 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.67.220


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left verso in graphite: Weegee

Wikidata ID

Q64170483

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