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Handball Players, Houston Street, New York

1970

Leon Levinstein

Associated Names

Leon Levinstein

Artist, American, 1910 - 1988

This is a photograph of two figures in motion against a concrete wall background. In the foreground, there is a blurred capture of someone mid-action, with one leg raised and arm swinging. The background consists of a plain concrete wall. The composition captures a dynamic moment, emphasizing power and motion. The photo is in black and white, highlighting contrast and shadow, drawing focus to the movement of the figures.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of Stephen G. Stein
Dimensions

image/sheet/mount: 34.4 × 27.7 cm (13 9/16 × 10 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

2020.29.97

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Gossage, Washington, DC; Stephen G. Stein, Washington, DC, April 2009; gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Stein, Stephen G.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite perpendicular: LEON LEVINSTEIN; by unknown hand, lower left in red crayon: x

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