Weegee (1899-1968)
Weegee (1899-1968)

Mother and Child in Harlem, 1943

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Weegee (1899-1968)
Mother and Child in Harlem, 1943
gelatin silver print
titled 'Negroes Moving into Wight [sic] Neighborhood' in an unknown hand in pencil, 'Weegee the Famous' and 'Photo-Representatives' credit stamps (on the verso)
13 3/8 x 10 5/8in. (33.9 x 27 cm.)
Literature
'Police Called to Give Negroes Freedom from Fear,' PM, October 18, 1943, n.p., variant; Weegee, Naked City, Essential Books, 1945, p. 191, variant; Stettner, Weegee, Alfred A. Knopf, 1977, p. 36; Weegee's New York, Schirmer/Mosel, 1982, p. 191, variant; Keller, In Focus: Weegee, The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2005, pl. 17, p. 39, variant

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