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New York Elevated

Artist Ilse Bing (German, 1899 - 1998)
Date1936
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 x 11 inches (21.59 x 27.94 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.710
InscribedSigned and dated Signed in artist's hand Recto, LL Signed/Titled/Dated Signed in artist's hand Back of Mount in pencil
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DescriptionImage taken from above looking down onto figures walking around in a fenced-in area beside a road with tall buildings in the background. A post light with a sign reading "1st" is the center of the foreground.
Copyright© Estate of Ilse Bing, courtesy Edwynn Houk Gallery, N.Y.
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