New York

1939

Helen Levitt

Associated Names
Helen Levitt

Artist, American, 1913 - 2009

The image shows a young girl captured from the waist up. She is standing slightly turned but facing forward with her gaze directly towards the camera. Her facial features are young and her expression appears serious, with arched eyebrows and slightly pursed lips. Her dark hair is partially covered by a patterned headscarf tied around her head. She is wearing a dark-colored dress with long sleeves and a lace-like collar. In her hands, she holds a white flower and some leaves. Behind her is a wooden door, likely ornate with carved details.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 14.3 x 18.6 cm (5 5/8 x 7 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.36.98


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David and Mary Robinson, Sausalito, CA; NGA purchase, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1995

  • The First Century of Photography: New Acquisitions, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.

Bibliography

1946

  • Levitt, Helen. A Way of Seeing: Photographs of New York by Helen Levitt. New York, 1981, illus. pl.34.

1965

  • Levitt, Helen. A Way of Seeing: Photographs of New York by Helen Levitt. New York: Viking Press, 1965, illus. pl.35.

1981

  • Levitt, Helen. A Way of Seeing. New York, 1981, illus. pl.47.

1991

  • Phillips, Sandra S and Maria Morris Hambourg. Helen Levitt. Exh. cat. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1991, p. 16, illus. pl.7.

Wikidata ID

Q64154931

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