P1996.115: Old Woman Laughing, Sammy's Bar
Photographs
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- P1996.115
- People
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Weegee (Arthur Fellig), American (Zloczew, Austria (now Poland) 1899 - 1968 New York, New York)
- Title
- Old Woman Laughing, Sammy's Bar
- Classification
- Photographs
- Work Type
- photograph
- Date
- c. 1940
- Places
- Creation Place: North America, United States
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/281195
Physical Descriptions
- Technique
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
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34 x 26.8 cm (13 3/8 x 10 9/16 in.)
sheet: 35 x 27.6 cm (13 3/4 x 10 7/8 in.) - Inscriptions and Marks
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stamp: verso, right center, black ink: CREDIT PHOTO
WEEGEE
THE FAMOUS [circumscribed] -
stamp: verso, right center, blue ink, stamp: WEEGEE
451 WEST 47th STREET
NEW YORK CITY, U.S.A.
TEL: 265-1955 - inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: # 33 ui PF3240
- inscription: stamped in black ink on verso, middle right: CREDIT PHOTO WEEGEE THE FAMOUS [circumscribed]; stamped in blue ink on verso, middle right: WEEGEE 451 WEST 47th STREET NEW YORK CITY, U.S.A. TEL: 265-1955; inscribed in graphite on verso, lower right: # 33ui PF3240
- label: On mat board, removed and discarded: G.W. Einstein Company, Inc. / 591 Broadway, New York, New York 10012 212-226-1414 / Weegee / Old Woman Laughing, Sammy's Bar [underlined], c. 1940 / vintage gelatin silver print / 13 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches / "WEEGEE" stamp and "Weegee the Famous" circular stamp with numerical notations in pencil on print verso
- label: On mat board, removed and discarded: Marcuse Pfeifer Gallery / Photography / 825 Madison Avenue, New York City 10021 (212)7372055 / Weegee / Old Woman Laughing [underlined]
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stamp: verso, right center, black ink: CREDIT PHOTO
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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George A. Violin, Dover, Massachusetts, purchased from G.W. Einstein, gift to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1996.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Dr. George A. Violin
- Accession Year
- 1996
- Object Number
- P1996.115
- Division
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Contact
- am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Verification Level
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