Children dancing on the covered fountain in Westbeth Park, Westbeth Artist Housing, New York City, USA

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Children dancing on the covered fountain in Westbeth Park, Westbeth Artist Housing, New York City, USA
Children dancing on the covered fountain in Westbeth Park, Westbeth Artist Housing, New York City, USA
Artist/Maker (American, 1929 - 2006)
Date1970
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 × 8 15/16 in. (15.2 × 22.7 cm) Sheet: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2014.7.15
Not on view

Additional Details

Alternate Titles Children of Westbeth residents, are dancing on the covered fountain in the Westbeth Park, part of the Artist Housing in New York City
Provenance 2014: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling.
Markings Stamps: "MAGNUM / PHOTO LIBRARY PRINT / NEW YORK / LOG REF. [26348 crossed out and 34109 written above in graphite] / TO BE RETURNED." verso left in black ink; "VINTAGE PRINT" verso lower edge center in black ink; "© Leonard Freed-Magnum" verso lower right corner in black ink.

Labels: with "N.Y.C. WESTBETH" typed in black ink, affixed over a handwritten inscription reading "WESTBETH" in black felt-tip pen on verso upper right corner; "MAGNUM / 15 West 46 Street, New York, New York 10036 / © Leonard Freed-Magnum [stamp, in blue ink] / 1970 [handwritten in graphite] / USA / Children of Westbeth residents, are dancing on the covered fountain in the Westbeth Park, part of the Artist Housing in New York City. / 020 [crossed out, with 70 written above]-8-33-11." typed and printed in black ink on verso center.
Signature Verso, lower right (pencil): "Leonard Freed"
Inscribed "LF WB-08" verso upper left corner in pencil; "NYC" verso upper right corner in black felt-tip pen; "6000" verso upper right corner in pencil; "63866" [upside down] verso center in pencil; "1970 NEW YORK City. USA. / (WESTBETH)" verso lower left corner in pencil; "UNIQUE" verso lower center in pencil; "70-8-33-11" verso lower center in pencil.
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