Bowery Entertainers

1944

Weegee

Associated Names
Weegee

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

The image shows two women standing closely together. The woman on the left is bending one knee with her foot on a chair, while making an "OK" hand gesture and smiling broadly. The woman on the right is also smiling, wearing a hat with feathers. Both women are dressed in dark dresses with ornate details, with the woman on the right wearing a necklace and flower, and the woman on the left having a watch on her wrist. The background is dimly lit with indistinct objects that suggest an indoor setting, possibly a nightclub or dance hall, with seated people nearby.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Norman and Carolyn K. Carr

  • Dimensions

    image: 33.4 x 26.8 cm (13 1/8 x 10 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.5 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.92.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Norman and Carolyn K. Carr, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2011.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, photographer's stamp, center left in black ink: WEEGEE / 451 West 47th Street / New York City, U.S.A / Tel: 265-1955

Wikidata ID

Q64170479

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