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

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Dr. Seth and Erin Neubardt, Rye, NY;

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

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