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Slums, London

Artist Ellen Auerbach (American, born Germany, 1906 - 2004)
Date1935
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 7/16 × 9 5/16 inches (18.85 × 23.65 cm)
Sheet: 8 × 9 15/16 inches (20.32 × 25.22 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Seth and Erin Neubardt
Object number2018.62.4
SignedArtist's stamp with signature on sheet verso, center, in black ink with pencil: "COPYRIGHT / ELLEN AUERBACH / Ellen Auerbach"
InscribedNumbered on sheet verso, center, in pencil: "1-2"; Titled and dated on sheet verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "Slums, London, 1935".
MarkingsOn sheet verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "013-L004"; On sheet verso, upper right corner, in pencil: "RMG17494".
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DescriptionImage of two women standing in doorway of a brick building with a young woman seated on staircase in front. An iron railing divides them from an older man, woman, and girl seated on crumbling staircase looking directly at viewer.Provenance

Dr. Seth and Erin Neubardt, Rye, NY;

Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.

Copyright© Ellen Auerbach Estate
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