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A black-and-white photograph portrays two young girls sliding a letter into a mailbox.

A black-and-white photograph depicts two young girls sliding a letter in a mailbox affixed to the side of a building. One girl is taller than the other. Both are barefoot wearing the same outfit; black ankle length dresses with short, white, puffy sleeves. The girls have their hair styled in two braided pigtails. The mailbox is at eye level of the taller girl. The perspective is angular with the background focusing on the side of the building.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2010.538.10
People
Alfred Stieglitz, American (Hoboken, N.J., USA 1864 - 1946 New York, N.Y., USA)
Title
The Letter Box
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Picturesque Bits of New York and Other Studies
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1897
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/336789

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Photogravure
Dimensions
19.6 x 14.5 cm (7 11/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
sheet: 50.6 x 40.5 cm (19 15/16 x 15 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, t.r., in graphite: Z1629

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Lee Gallery, Winchester, Massachusetts] sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2010.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard and Ronay Menschel Fund for the Acquisition of Photographs
Accession Year
2010
Object Number
2010.538.10
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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