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Dave Heath
New York City (Port. Of Young Black Man)1957 circa, printed 1957 circa

Not on view
High-contrast black and white portrait photograph, close-up of a young Black person with a hand pressed to their forehead, wearing a knit beanie

Dave Heath, New York City (Port. Of Young Black Man), 1957 circa, printed 1957 circa, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Dave Heath
American, 1931 - 2016
Title
New York City (Port. Of Young Black Man)
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1957 circa, printed 1957 circa
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 12 11/16 × 8 7/16 in. (32.23 × 21.43 cm) Primary support: 13 15/16 × 11 in. (35.4 × 27.94 cm) Mat: 20 × 15 15/16 in. (50.8 × 40.48 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.1024
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Howard Greenberg Gallery and Stephen Bulger Gallery