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Feb 24, 2015
Feb 24, 2015
Coney Island
Coney Island
c. 1954
Leon Levinstein
(American, 1910–1988)
Gelatin silver print
Image: 32.3 x 46.5 cm (12 11/16 x 18 5/16 in.); Paper: 38.2 x 50.5 cm (15 1/16 x 19 7/8 in.)
Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2014.481
© Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York
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Because some people tend to shed not only their clothes but also their self-consciousness at the beach, Coney Island was a popular place for street photographers. That included ones associated with the Photo League—a group of socially concerned artists—like Lisette Model and Leon Levinstein.
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