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Morris Engel
Coney Island1939

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Black and white photograph of two people embracing on a sandy beach, one shirtless with back to camera, the other arms wrapped around their neck, eyes closed
Artist or Maker
Morris Engel
Title
Coney Island
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1939
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 12 3/16 × 10 3/8 in. (30.96 × 26.35 cm) Primary support: 12 3/16 × 10 3/8 in. (30.96 × 26.35 cm) Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.64 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.686
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Salvesen, Britt. See the Light: Photography, Perception, Cognition: the Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2013.
Copyright
© Morris Engel Archive / Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York, NY

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