Untitled (child's hand)
Artist
Henri Leighton
(American, 1917 - 2004)
Dateca. 1950-1953
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage, sheet, mount: 7 3/8 × 7 3/8 inches (18.73 × 18.73 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.1781
SignedArtist's stamp on mount verso, center, in black ink with black pen: "PHOTOGRAPH BY / HENRI LEIGHTON / 356 w 28th ST / NEW YORK 1. n.y."
InscribedOn mount verso, upper right corner, in pencil: "5265 / Q.";
On mount verso, lower left corner, in black pen: "ROBOT II";
On mount verso, bottom, in pencil: "611-7-98".
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DescriptionImage of a child's hand against the back of a figure wearing a plaid coat.Gallery LabelHenri Leighton brings our attention to the small hand of a child and the basic human need for closeness and touch, even in a crowd of strangers. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, to a working-class family, Leighton served as a cryptographer (code breaker) in the Army Air Force during World War II. After the war, he moved to New York where he photographed tender moments of Black life in the city like this one.
Hallmark Cards Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1998;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City,
MO, 2005.
Copyright© Henri Leighton Estate / Ted Levi
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