New York

1938

Helen Levitt

Associated Names
Helen Levitt

Artist, American, 1913 - 2009

The image depicts two children. One child is visible from the knees up and the other from the waist up. The child on the left is leaning over a decorative panel, with her elbow resting on the panel and her chin on her hand. She has curly hair and is smiling, wearing a light-colored dress with a dark jacket. The child on the right is standing with their head covered by a cloth, wearing layered clothing and holding a rectangular object. The background shows a worn, textured wall with torn posters and wood, while the ground is paved with a tiled border.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 25.2 x 10.2 cm (9 15/16 x 4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.67.130


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1981

  • Helen Levitt: A Way of Seeing. New York, 1981, 4.

1991

  • Helen Levitt. Exh. cat. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. San Francisco, 1991, 33.

Inscriptions

upper right verso in graphite: 1/2; center verso in graphite: N.Y.C. 1938 / 69 (underlined) / 4 (circled) / Helen Levitt

Wikidata ID

Q64154947

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