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Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1996.116
People
Weegee (Arthur Fellig), American (Zloczew, Austria (now Poland) 1899 - 1968 New York, New York)
Title
Black Man Sleeping on Bench
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
c. 1940
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/281196

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
26.8 x 33.8 cm (10 9/16 x 13 5/16 in.)
sheet: 28.7 x 35.6 cm (11 5/16 x 14 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • stamp: verso, center, black ink, stamp: PLEASE CREDIT WEEGEE FROM PHOTO-REPRESENTATIVES
  • inscription: verso, lower left, graphite: # 40 ui PF2241
  • inscription: stamped in black ink on verso, center: PLEASE CREDIT WEEGEE FROM PHOTO-REPRESENTATIVES; inscribed in graphite on verso, LOWER LEFT: #40 UI PF2241
  • label: On mat board, discarded: WEEGEE / Black Man Sleeping on Bench [underlined]
  • label: On mat board, discarded: G.W. Einstein Company, Inc. / 591 Broadway, New York, New York 10012 212-226-1414 / Weegee / Black Man Sleeping on Bench [underlined], c. 1940 / vintage gelatin silver print / 10 5/8 x 13 1/4 inches / "WEEGEE Photo Representatives" stamp with numerical notations in pencil on print verso

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
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
P1996.116
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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