Weegee

Murder was my business
c. 1939

A black and white photograph of an old paper statement from TIME, Incorporated New York with a line item that reads "TWO MURDERS" and corresponding amounts listed as $35.00 in both the 'AMOUNT' and 'TOTAL' columns. The paper has a watermark that reads "SUPER-SAFETY CHECK PAPER."

A black and white photograph of an old paper statement from TIME, Incorporated New York with a line item that reads "TWO MURDERS" and corresponding amounts listed as $35.00 in both the 'AMOUNT' and 'TOTAL' columns. The paper has a watermark that reads "SUPER-SAFETY CHECK PAPER."

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Date
c. 1939

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 × 13 7/8in. (27.9 × 35.2 cm) Image: 10 1/2 × 13 3/8in. (26.7 × 34 cm)

Accession number
96.90.11

Edition
Vintage

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Denise Rich

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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