Harvard Art Museums > P1996.115: Old Woman Laughing, Sammy's Bar Photographs Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Old Woman Laughing, Sammy's Bar (Weegee (Arthur Fellig)) , P1996.115,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/281195. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number P1996.115 People Weegee (Arthur Fellig), American (Zloczew, Austria (now Poland) 1899 - 1968 New York, New York) Title Old Woman Laughing, Sammy's Bar Classification Photographs Work Type photograph Date c. 1940 Places Creation Place: North America, United States Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/281195 Physical Descriptions Technique Gelatin silver print Dimensions 34 x 26.8 cm (13 3/8 x 10 9/16 in.) sheet: 35 x 27.6 cm (13 3/4 x 10 7/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks stamp: verso, right center, black ink: CREDIT PHOTO WEEGEE THE FAMOUS [circumscribed] stamp: verso, right center, blue ink, stamp: WEEGEE 451 WEST 47th STREET NEW YORK CITY, U.S.A. TEL: 265-1955 inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: # 33 ui PF3240 inscription: stamped in black ink on verso, middle right: CREDIT PHOTO WEEGEE THE FAMOUS [circumscribed]; stamped in blue ink on verso, middle right: WEEGEE 451 WEST 47th STREET NEW YORK CITY, U.S.A. TEL: 265-1955; inscribed in graphite on verso, lower right: # 33ui PF3240 label: On mat board, removed and discarded: G.W. Einstein Company, Inc. / 591 Broadway, New York, New York 10012 212-226-1414 / Weegee / Old Woman Laughing, Sammy's Bar [underlined], c. 1940 / vintage gelatin silver print / 13 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches / "WEEGEE" stamp and "Weegee the Famous" circular stamp with numerical notations in pencil on print verso label: On mat board, removed and discarded: Marcuse Pfeifer Gallery / Photography / 825 Madison Avenue, New York City 10021 (212)7372055 / Weegee / Old Woman Laughing [underlined] Provenance Recorded Ownership History George A. Violin, Dover, Massachusetts, purchased from G.W. Einstein, gift to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1996. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Dr. George A. Violin Accession Year 1996 Object Number P1996.115 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
