New York

c. 1942

Helen Levitt

Associated Names
Helen Levitt

Artist, American, 1913 - 2009

This is a photograph of a sidewalk adjacent to a large stone wall. The image features a city street lined with a stone wall on the left side. Bubbles can be seen floating near the wall. In the background, there are urban buildings. The sky appears overcast. The sidewalk pavement is smooth with visible patches indicating wear.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.2 x 23.5 cm (6 3/8 x 9 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 27.7 x 35.5 cm (10 7/8 x 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.36.96

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David and Mary Robinson, Sausalito, CA; NGA purchase, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1995

  • The First Century of Photography: New Acquisitions, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.

Bibliography

1981

  • Levitt, Helen. A Way of Seeing. New York: Horizon Press, 1981, illus. pl.18.

1991

  • Phillips, Sandra S. and Maria Morris Hambourg. Helen Levitt. Exh. cat. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1991, p. 16, illus. pl.48.

Inscriptions

center verso in graphite: 32A / N.Y. circa 1945 Helen Levitt; by later hand, upper right verso in graphite: 91

Wikidata ID

Q64154932

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