Weegee

Hedda Hopper
c. 1950

A black and white photograph of a woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a fur coat, looking to the side with a surprised or exaggerated expression, as if she's reacting to something unexpected. Her mouth is open, and one hand is partially raised in front of her.

A black and white photograph of a woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a fur coat, looking to the side with a surprised or exaggerated expression, as if she's reacting to something unexpected. Her mouth is open, and one hand is partially raised in front of her.

Not on view

Date
c. 1950

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 × 8 3/16in. (25.4 × 20.8 cm) Image: 9 1/2 × 7 5/8in. (24.1 × 19.4 cm)

Accession number
P.2011.473

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Promised gift of Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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