Coney Island

1960s

Leon Levinstein

Associated Names
Leon Levinstein

Artist, American, 1910 - 1988

The image shows the upper half of a person's body. The person is lying on their back with their head slightly tilted back against a wooden surface. Their facial features are calm, eyes closed, with distinct cheekbones and a full head of closely cropped hair. They are wearing a light-colored garment draped across their shoulder. The background reveals a sandy surface, indicating a beach or desert-like setting, with metal railings visible at the top of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 35.2 x 27.5 cm (13 7/8 x 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.67.127

  • Copyright

    © Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right verso on label: artist's stamp; lower right on label in black felt tip pen: LEON LEVINSTEIN / BR 9-9859 / mm

Wikidata ID

Q64157308

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