New York City, 1940

Title

New York City (Original Title)

Photographer

• Helen Levitt

Edition

ohne Auflage

Period Produced

• 20th century

School

• documentary photography

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Gelatine silver print on baryta paper

Material

• baryta paper
• Silver gelatine emulsion

Technique

• silver gelatin print

Label at the Time of Manufacture

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Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Photographic Collection

Collection

• permanent loan

Creditline

DZ BANK Kunstsammlung im Städel Museum, Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

© The Estate of Helen Levitt

Acquisition

DZ BANK Art Collection at the Städel Museum

Genre

• street photography

Main Motif

• street scene
• New York, NY
• building
• child
• group of people

Primary

• 61E(New York, NY) names of cities and villages (New York, NY)
• 25II19 metropolis - II - ideal city
• 31D11222 girl (child between toddler and youth)
• 31D11221 boy (child between toddler and youth)
• 43C74 child in environment and time
• 41D283 mask

Secondary

• 25I141 street
• 41A31 façade (of house or building)
• 47G532 tiles, bricks ~ building material
• 48C161 column, pillar ~ architecture
• 41A542 gate, entrance