The Critic
Artist
Weegee
(American, born Poland, 1899 - 1968)
Date1943
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 1/8 x 16 1/2 inches (33.34 x 41.91 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.4081
InscribedArtist's Stamp
WEEGEE / 451 West 47th Street / New York City USA / TEL: 265-1955"
Verso
Artist's Stamp
"Credit Photo by/WEEGEE/The Famous"
Verso
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionTwo women (dressed for a formal affair), walking past a line of people. Two artist's stamps on verso.Gallery LabelIn this image, two society ladies on their way to the opera present well-practiced smiles to the camera. They remain unaware of their “critic”: a resentful—and perhaps deranged—woman standing to their left. This photograph typifies Weegee’s talent for creating witty formal juxtapositions invested with dark humor and cynical social commentary.
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