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Lewis W. Hine — 'On the Bowery - New York City' (Italian Immigrant, East Side, New York City)
Lewis W. Hine

'On the Bowery - New York City' (Italian Immigrant, East Side, New York City)

Lewis W. Hine's ''On the Bowery - New York City'' is a gelatin silver print documenting an Italian immigrant from the Lower East Side. The photograph, with its typed label and photographer's credit, exemplifies Hine's commitment to social documentary photography.

Medium
gelatin silver print, flush-mounted, a typed label, with the photographer's credit and extensive title, on the reverse, 1909, probably printed in the 1920s or 1930s
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Auction House · Sotheby's

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March 29, 2021

Estimate: $10,000 – $15,000

Lot 58

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Lewis W. Hine, 'On the Bowery - New York City' (Italian Immigrant, East Side, New York City)

Lewis W. Hine's ''On the Bowery - New York City'' is a gelatin silver print documenting an Italian immigrant from the Lower East Side. The photograph, with its typed label and photographer's credit, exemplifies Hine's commitment to social documentary photography.

Medium
gelatin silver print, flush-mounted, a typed label, with the photographer's credit and extensive title, on the reverse, 1909, probably printed in the 1920s or 1930s
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Immigration, Documentary, American, Photograph, Early 20th Century, Gelatin Silver Print, Urban, Portrait, Black and White, Social

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