The Flower Peddler Near the Old Metropolitan Opera

c. 1940

Weegee

Associated Names
Weegee

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

The image displays a man standing and facing the camera. He is holding some wilted flowers close to the camera with one hand and carrying a shallow box in the other hand. The man has a round, clean-shaven face with expressive eyes, wearing a rain hat, a checkered coat, collared shirt, and a striped tie. The background features a dark wooden wall with a small notice or placard to the right.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Norman S. Carr and Carolyn K. Carr

  • Dimensions

    image: 33.4 × 26.8 cm (13 1/8 × 10 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.3 × 27.8 cm (13 7/8 × 10 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.4.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Norman S. Carr and Carolyn K. Carr, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2013.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, photographer's stamp, upper center in blue ink, encircled: CREDIT PHOTO BY / WEEGEE / THE FAMOUS

Wikidata ID

Q64170477

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