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Weegee

Associated Names
Weegee

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

The image depicts a woman sitting inside a cage with part of her body showing. She is smiling, with her left leg crossed over her right knee, leaning back slightly and supporting herself with her left hand against the cage's side. She has medium-length wavy hair, a tiara on her head, and is wearing a two-piece outfit made of shiny fabric. Her footwear seems to be dark high-heeled shoes. The cage is surrounded by wire mesh fencing and a solid back wall.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Norman and Carolyn K. Carr

  • Dimensions

    image: 33.7 x 26.5 cm (13 1/4 x 10 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 37.1 x 28 cm (14 5/8 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.104.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Norman and Carolyn K. Carr, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2010.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, photographer's stamp, upper right in blue ink encircled: CREDIT PHOTO BY WEEGEE THE FAMOUS; photographer's stamp, lower left in blue ink: WEEGEE / 451 West 47th Street / New York City, U.S.A / Tel: 265-1955

Wikidata ID

Q64170481

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