Research Catalog

Title

Views of women and children in New York City. [graphic] / Helen Levitt.

Author

Levitt, Helen, 1918-

Publication

1938-1956.

Details

Additional Authors

Romana Javitz Collection.

Description

18 photographic prints :silver gelatin, b&w; 18.2 x 27.6 and smaller.

Summary

Views of mostly children playing on sidewalks and streets in New York City. One view shows an elderly woman in a New York City street.

Subject

• African Americans
• Barbershops
• Bicycles & tricycles
• Business enterprises
• Children
• Children & adults
• Children playing
• Children playing outdoors
• Children playing with toys
• Children's clothing & dress
• City & town life
• Clothing & dress
• Flowers
• Masquerades
• Slums
• Tenement houses
• Trucks
• Women
• New York (N.Y.)
• East Harlem (New York, N.Y.)

Genre/Form

• Cityscapes.
• Photographic prints.
• Silver gelatin photographic prints.

Note

• Collection stamps, verso.
• Signed in pencil or ink, verso; Locales, dates, numbers inscribed on some items in pencil, verso.
• Titles provided by cataloger.
• Inscription on one item in ink, verso: "New York, Camera-Leica, Film-Agfa Supreme".

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Cite As (note)

• Romana Javitz Collection.

Terms of Use (note)

• Permission of the photographer required for reproduction.

Provenance (note)

• Transfer, 1991.

Call Number

MFZ (Levitt) 93-6205

OCLC

NYPG93-F138

Author

Levitt, Helen, 1918- , photographer.

Title

Views of women and children in New York City. [graphic] / Helen Levitt.

Imprint

1938-1956.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Photography Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Cite As:

Romana Javitz Collection.

Terms Of Use

Permission of the photographer required for reproduction.

Finding Aids

Detailed inventory available.

Provenance

Transfer, 1991.

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Added Author

Romana Javitz Collection.

Research Call Number

MFZ (Levitt) 93-6205