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Pittsburgh (Pride Street)

Artist W. Eugene Smith (American, 1918 - 1978)
Date1955
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 13 7/16 × 8 15/16 inches (34.13 × 22.7 cm)
Mount: 19 15/16 × 15 7/8 inches (50.64 × 40.32 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.4357
SignedSigned on image recto, lower right: "W. Eugene Smith"
InscribedOn mount verso, upper left, in pencil: "credit W. Eugene Smith / May not be reproduced / Without Permission": On mount verso, bottom, in pencil: "69-1-82".
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of a young child climbing a street sign that reads "Pride St.", his legs are wrapped around the post and his face is downturned.Exhibition History

New Acquisitions to the Hallmark Photographic Collection, 1980-1983. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, April 1 –  May 1, 1983.

20th-Century Works from the Hallmark Photographic Collection.  Cottey College, Nevada, MO, January 9-27, 1984, no cat.

Cityscapes: 20th Century Urban Images from the Hallmark Photographic Collection. First Street Forum, St. Louis, MO, April 13-May 20, 1984, no cat.

Art by Chance: Fortuitous Impressions. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, July 22 – September 3, 1989, no cat.

Black and White in America: Photography of the Civil Rights Era. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, June 19 – October 3, 2004, no cat.  

Copyright© The Heirs of W. Eugene Smith
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