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Helen Levitt — N.Y. (boy spinning ribbon)
Helen Levitt

N.Y. (boy spinning ribbon)

Helen Levitt's gelatin silver print captures a boy spinning ribbon on the streets of New York, embodying her lyrical documentation of urban childhood and play. The work exemplifies Levitt's sensitive street photography practice.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, probably printed in the 1950s.

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October 12, 2022

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Helen Levitt, N.Y. (boy spinning ribbon)

Helen Levitt's gelatin silver print captures a boy spinning ribbon on the streets of New York, embodying her lyrical documentation of urban childhood and play. The work exemplifies Levitt's sensitive street photography practice.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, probably printed in the 1950s.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

New York, Urban Life, Documentary Photography, Childhood, Gelatin Silver Print, Helen Levitt, Social Photography, 1950s, Street Photography, Black and White

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