Arthur Leipzig

Harlem
1947

A black and white photograph of the exterior of the National Memorial Book Store. The storefront features a large sign reading "WORLD HISTORY BOOK OUTLET ON 600,000,000 (SIX HUNDRED MILLION) COLORED PEOPLE" and other signs advertising books on Negro history, slavery, and Black America. Two individuals are visible on the sidewalk, one walking by and another bending over near the entrance.

A black and white photograph of the exterior of the National Memorial Book Store. The storefront features a large sign reading "WORLD HISTORY BOOK OUTLET ON 600,000,000 (SIX HUNDRED MILLION) COLORED PEOPLE" and other signs advertising books on Negro history, slavery, and Black America. Two individuals are visible on the sidewalk, one walking by and another bending over near the entrance.

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Date
1947

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 7 1/2 × 7 5/8in. (19.1 × 19.4 cm)

Accession number
2019.454

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Alison and Donald Weiss

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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