Shorty, the Bowery Cherub, New Years Eve at Sammy's Bar

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Shorty, the Bowery Cherub, New Years Eve at Sammy's Bar
Shorty, the Bowery Cherub, New Years Eve at Sammy's Bar
Copyright Weegee/International Center of Photography/Getty Images
Artist/Maker (American, born Austria, 1899 - 1968)
Date1943
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsComposition: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Barry H. Garfinkel, P1978,'80
Object number1982.19
Not on view
DescriptionSammy's Bar, also known as Sammy's Bowery Follies, was a legendary nightclub located on the Bowery (Lower East Side) in New York City, particularly known for its vibrant and gritty atmosphere in the 1940s and 1950s. In 1943, Sammy's Bar was a prominent part of the Bowery's nightlife, a time when the area was known for its working-class population and its evolving character. Weegee's photographs of the bar offer a glimpse into the lively and sometimes chaotic scene that unfolded within its walls.
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Exhibition History Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Hamilton Collects, A Century of Curiosities: The Story of the Hamilton College Collection," September 29 - December 30, 2005 (unnumbered cat., illus. 47).
Markings Circular stamp on verso at upper left in black ink: PHOTO CREDIT BY / WEEGEE / THE FAMOUS
Signature Stamped on verso at center in red ink: ARTHUR FELLIG / 5 CENTER MARKET PLACE / NEW YORK CITY
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Shabti Overseer
Date: c. 1292-653 B.C.E.
Medium: Granular white fabric with pigment
Object number: 1943.125
Untitled (Three Dancers)
Untitled (Three Dancers)
Weegee [Arthur H. Fellig]
Date: c. 1967
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 1982.22
Untitled (Four Dancers)
Untitled (Four Dancers)
Weegee [Arthur H. Fellig]
Date: c. 1967
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 1982.20
Untitled (Four Dancers)
Untitled (Four Dancers)
Weegee [Arthur H. Fellig]
Date: c. 1967
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 1982.21
Untitled (Two Dancers)
Untitled (Two Dancers)
Weegee [Arthur H. Fellig]
Date: c. 1967
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 1982.23
Photograph by John Bentham.
Scrapyard
Reginald Marsh
Date: 1933
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Object number: 1997.5
Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College. Photo by John Be…
Greek Stater, Tarentum
Unknown artist, Greek (Ancient)
Date: 272 B.C.E. - 235 B.C.E.
Medium: Silver
Object number: S2018.1.12
Hon. Charles H. Truax (1846-1910), Class of 1867
Hon. Charles H. Truax (1846-1910), Class of 1867
Fitzgerald C. Peploe
Date: 1903
Medium: Bronze
Object number: 19XX.8
Jewels Among Swine, from "Harper's Weekly"
Jewels Among Swine, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published June 13, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.243
Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College. Photo by John Be…
Bowl of American Legends
Sidney Waugh
Date: 1942
Medium: Engraved glass
Object number: 2020.11.1
Photograph by John Bentham.
Procession des religieuses de Port-Royal à la feste du S. Sacrement (Procession of the Nuns of Port-
Royal on the Feast of the Holy Sacrament)
Louise-Magdeleine Horthemels
Date: 1709
Medium: Engraving
Object number: 1994.68
Photograph by John Bentham.
Cloistre de Port-Royal des Champs (The Cloister of Port-Royal des Champs),
Louise-Magdeleine Horthemels
Date: 1709
Medium: Engraving
Object number: 1994.71