Weegee

Mayor Fiorello La Guardia,

Maker

Title

Mayor Fiorello La Guardia

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Sheet: 19.5 x 24.9 cm (7 11/16 x 9 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed in graphite, verso UL: WEEGEE [underneath, the number 1 in a square]. Stamped in red ink, verso UL: USED AUGUST 4 1943. This stamp is crossed out in black ink. Adhered to verso, UR: newspaper caption reading "And puffs contentedly, confident the worst is [illegible]/ Photos by Weegee [illegible]. Inscribed in green ink, verso UR: Mayor LaGuardia. Inscribed in graphite, verso UC: LAGUARD[illegible]. Stamped in purple ink, verso CR: Credit photo by Weegee the famous. Stamped in black ink, verso C: CULVER SERVICE. Stamped over, in black ink, verso C: [illegible]tures, Inc. [illegible] New York, NY This picture is loaned for one reproduction only. Must not be used for advertising without written permission. Must be returned! Original must be returned within 30 days. Inscribed in graphite, verso LR: 75. Stamped in blank ink, verso LR: 19357.

Type

Credit

Gift of Dr. Richard E. Kremer

Object Number

2014.79

Mayor Fiorello La Guardia

Inscribed in graphite, verso UL: WEEGEE [underneath, the number 1 in a square]. Stamped in red ink, verso UL: USED AUGUST 4 1943. This stamp is crossed out in black ink. Adhered to verso, UR: newspaper caption reading "And puffs contentedly, confident the worst is [illegible]/ Photos by Weegee [illegible]. Inscribed in green ink, verso UR: Mayor LaGuardia. Inscribed in graphite, verso UC: LAGUARD[illegible]. Stamped in purple ink, verso CR: Credit photo by Weegee the famous. Stamped in black ink, verso C: CULVER SERVICE. Stamped over, in black ink, verso C: [illegible]tures, Inc. [illegible] New York, NY This picture is loaned for one reproduction only. Must not be used for advertising without written permission. Must be returned! Original must be returned within 30 days. Inscribed in graphite, verso LR: 75. Stamped in blank ink, verso LR: 19357.

Exhibition History

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