Back Tattoo

c.1958, printed later

Leon Levinstein

Associated Names
Leon Levinstein

Artist, American, 1910 - 1988

The image shows the back of a person's torso and part of their lower body. The individual is standing with their back to the camera, arms crossed behind their back. Their sleeveless white undershirt reveals both arms, which are heavily tattooed with various designs. They have short hair and wear khaki pants, with a thin chain around their neck. In the background, there is a partially visible figure in a floral dress and a hat, standing next to a wall with indistinct posters or signs hanging on it. The setting appears to be an outdoor urban area with a concrete surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary S. Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 49.2 × 39.5 cm (19 3/8 × 15 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 50.8 × 40.64 cm (20 × 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.153.2


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Leon Levinstein Estate, New York; Gary Davis, Greenwich, CT (through Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York), 2004; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, lower right, artist stamp in black ink: LEON LEVINSTEIN


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