Untitled
Photo Credit: copy photo: J. Giammatteo
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Untitled
ca. 1941 (printed 1977)20th century
352 x 273 mm (13.9 x 10.7 in.)
Helen Levitt, American, (1913–2009)
Object Type:
photograph
Medium and Support:
Gelatin silver print
Edition:
Printed 1977 by the artist for Russell G. D’Oench, Jr.
Marks:
Signed in ink on mount, lower right: “Helen Levitt”; signed in pencil on verso, lower right: “Helen Levitt”; inscribed in pencil on verso, lower left: “N.Y. circa 1942”
Provenance / Collectors' Marks:
Purchased by the donor from Witkin Gallery, 1977
Bibliography:
Sandra S. Phillips and Maria Morris Hambourg, Helen Levitt (San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1991), pp. 24–25, fig. 14, fig. 48, plate 30 (compare different cropping by artist at different times); Helen Levitt: Crosstown, with introduction by Francine Prose (New York: Powerhouse Books, 2001), p. 63; published in magazine PM’s Weekly (March 2, 1941).
Credit Line:
Gift of Russell G. D’Oench, Jr., 1991
Accession Number:
1991.30.35
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
- children (people by age group) - People in the earliest developmental stage of life. [August 1996 related term added. February 1995 descriptor changed, was "children". September 1993 related term added. November 1992 alternate term added. February 1991 scope note added.]
- mirrors - Use for objects with a highly polished surface, often framed, which are designed to reflect images.
- New York City - TGN 7007567 (“New York” preferred, “New York City” display; retained “City” for clarity)
- Northeastern United States - TGN 4011496 (general region): The term typically refers to New England and the northern Atlantic seaboard, including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey.
Location
Latitude: American, Longitude: D'Oench
Dimensions
- sheet Dimensions: 352 x 273 mm (13.9 x 10.7 in.)
DAC Downloadable Open Access Image
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Credit Caption
Helen Levitt, American, (1913–2009) . Untitled, ca. 1941 (printed 1977). Gelatin silver print. sheet : 352 x 273 mm (13.9 x 10.7 in.). DAC accession number 1991.30.35. Gift of Russell G. D’Oench, Jr., 1991. (copy photo: J. Giammatteo) .