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Backstage at the New York City Ballet

c. 1950

Paul Himmel

Associated Names

Paul Himmel

Artist, American, 1914 - 2009

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of Lizzie and Eric Himmel
Dimensions

image/sheet/mount: 25.7 × 33.7 cm (10 1/8 × 13 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

2026.55.19

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of Paul Himmel, New York; gift to NGA, 2026.

Associated Names

Estate of Paul Himmel

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, upper center in orange crayon: Paul Himmel; by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: ACMS 0046

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