Leon Levinstein

New Orleans
1976

A black and white photograph of two people sitting on a brick staircase outside a building with barred windows. The person on the left, with long hair, is slumped forward with their head resting on their knees, holding a can in their hand. The person on the right is lying back with their legs propped up against the wall, wearing heeled shoes and a coat draped over their lower body. Both appear to be in a state of exhaustion or distress. There is a small paper cup on the step beside them.

A black and white photograph of two people sitting on a brick staircase outside a building with barred windows. The person on the left, with long hair, is slumped forward with their head resting on their knees, holding a can in their hand. The person on the right is lying back with their legs propped up against the wall, wearing heeled shoes and a coat draped over their lower body. Both appear to be in a state of exhaustion or distress. There is a small paper cup on the step beside them.

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Date
1976

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 × 12 11/16in. (25.4 × 32.2 cm)

Accession number
2007.175

Edition
Vintage

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Gary Davis

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Leon Levinstein
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