Helen Levitt

New York
c. 1940

A black and white photograph capturing a moment on a city street where a young boy in a striped shirt and cap is seen petting a German Shepherd while another boy kneels on the sidewalk drawing with chalk. The background shows a quiet street with buildings, parked cars, and a few distant pedestrians.

A black and white photograph capturing a moment on a city street where a young boy in a striped shirt and cap is seen petting a German Shepherd while another boy kneels on the sidewalk drawing with chalk. The background shows a quiet street with buildings, parked cars, and a few distant pedestrians.

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Date
c. 1940

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 15/16in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm) Image: 10 3/16 × 6 5/8in. (25.9 × 16.8 cm)

Accession number
94.168

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Lilyan S. and Toby Miller

Rights and reproductions
Helen Levitt © Film Documents LLC

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Exhibitions

Where We Are: Selections from the Whitney’s Collection, 1900–1960

Apr 28, 2017–June 2, 2019
Human Interest: Portraits from the Whitney’s Collection

Apr 2, 2016–Apr 2, 2017

Helen Levitt
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