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Man Standing Against Brick Wall, Brooklyn, NY
Man Standing Against Brick Wall, Brooklyn, NY

Man Standing Against Brick Wall, Brooklyn, NY

Artist N. Jay Jaffee (American, 1921 - 1999)
Date1952
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches (29.21 x 22.23 cm)
Sheet: 13 3/4 x 10 9/16 inches (34.93 x 26.83 cm)
Mount: 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.64 cm)
Credit LineGift of Cyrisse Jaffee on behalf of the N. Jay Jaffee Trust
Object number2012.56.3
SignedSigned on front of sheet, lower right, in black pen “N Jay Jaffee”
InscribedInscribed and dated on front of mount, bottom edge, in pencil “B21 1/3 MAN STANDING AGAINST BRICK WALL, 1952 EAST NEW YORK, BROOKLYN, NY”
MarkingsOn back of mount, lower right, in pencil “<151-17-G1>”
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DescriptionImage of a man wearing a trench coat and hat leaning against a brick wall.
Copyright© The N. Jay Jaffee Trust
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