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Helen Levitt
New York1940

Not on view
Black and white street photograph, children and a white harnessed horse on a cobblestone corner, with storefront signs including Coca-Cola and Heinz

Helen Levitt, New York, 1940, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Helen Levitt
Title
New York
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1940
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 2 5/8 × 3 13/16 in. (6.67 × 9.68 cm) Primary support: 2 15/16 × 4 in. (7.46 × 10.16 cm) Mat: 9 1/4 × 9 in. (23.5 × 22.86 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund
Accession Number
M.2000.5
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Helen Levitt, Couresy the Helen Levitt Estate

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