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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2019.314.8
People
Accra Shepp, American (New York, NY born 1962)
Title
Occupying Wall Street, December 3, 2011
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Occupying Wall Street
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
2011
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, New York, New York City
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/365841

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gelatin silver print
Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
40.6 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Accra Shepp, created 2011-2012, sold; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2019.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard and Ronay Menschel Fund for the Acquisition of Photographs
Copyright
© Accra Shepp
Accession Year
2019
Object Number
2019.314.8
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
“Occupying Wall Street, December 3, 2011”
Jim Lebenthal, municipal bond trader. Jim Lebenthal was making a video of the protest on this day with his go-pro video camera. Before becoming one of New York City’s most prominent municipal bond traders he had been a correspondent for Life Magazine. He supported the protest.

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