Boy & Watermelons, Harlem, New York City

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Boy & Watermelons, Harlem, New York City
Boy & Watermelons, Harlem, New York City
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany 1924)
Datedate unknown, printed 1972
MediumVintage gelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 7/8 × 7 7/8 in. (25.1 × 20 cm) Sheet: 9 7/8 × 7 7/8 in. (25.1 × 20 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2023.12.282
Not on view

Additional Details

Markings Verso, upper center (typed black ink): "5 7959"
Verso, upper right center (stamp, black ink): "NO model releases available"
Verso, center (stamp, black ink): "PHOTO BY ERIKA / ERIKA STONE - 160 EAST 48 ST / NEW YORK CITY 17 - MU 8-6762"
Verso, center (stamp, blue ink): [upside-down and circled with black ink] "0038"
Verso, lower right (sticker, typed black ink): [all text has been crossed out with black marker] "REFOCUS / PHOTOGRAPHER / TEL: +44 (0) 181-743-0588 / FAX: +44 (0) 181-746-0242"
Signature Verso, lower right (pencil): "Erika Stone"
Inscribed Verso, upper left corner (pencil): "ES-NY-017-V03"
Verso, upper left corner (pencil): "2500"
Verso, upper center edge (pencil): "dupe # keep"
Verso, upper left (black marker): "Rolleiflex / 50mm lens"
Verso, upper center (black marker): "Watermellon boy"
Verso, upper center (pencil and blue ink): "Harlem, 1940s [1940s crossed out] / 1972"
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