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Morris Engel
Coney Island1940

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Sepia-toned photograph of a crowded public bathing area, with a woman and young girl in swimwear standing on a concrete ledge, a sign reading 'BATHS' visible behind them

Morris Engel, Coney Island, 1940, 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: Morris Engel
Title: Coney Island
Place Made: United States
Date Made: 1940
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: Image: 12 11/16 × 10 1/4 in. (32.23 × 26.04 cm) Primary support: 12 11/16 × 10 1/4 in. (32.23 × 26.04 cm) Secondary support: 12 11/16 × 10 1/4 in. (32.23 × 26.04 cm) Mat: 19 15/16 × 16 in. (50.64 × 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.2008.40.687
Classification: Photographs
Collecting Area: Photography
Copyright: © Morris Engel Archive / Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York, NY

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