Fireman (Refreshment; Tenement Fire)
Weegee, American, 1899 - 1968
1939
Gelatin silver print
Image: 12 13/16 × 10 9/16 in. (32.6 × 26.9 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased in honor of Robert W. Fitz
PH.2003.55
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, in graphite, top center: WEEGEE; inscribed, in graphite, top right: 51005; stamped, in black ink, center: CREDIT PHOTO BY THE FAMOUS WEEGEE
Exhibition History
Working Nine to Five: Vintage Photographs of People at Work by Bourke-White, Lange, Weegee and others, Lee Gallery, Winchester, Massachusetts, Fall 2003.
Provenance
The artist; possibly a Sotheby's or Christie's sale, London; sold to Henry Feldstein, Forests Hills Station, New York; Lee Gallery, Winchester, Massachusetts; sold to present collection, 2003.
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