Girl with Dagger

Helen Levitt, Girl with Dagger, ca. 1942, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Library of Congress, Miss Claire Lusby, Neshan G. Shamigian, the National Museum of History and Technology, and George D. Widener and Eleanor Widener Dixon, 1990.57, © 1981, Helen Levitt
Helen Levitt, Girl with Dagger, ca. 1942, gelatin silver print, sheet: 6 1⁄4 x 2 1⁄2 in. (15.9 x 6.5 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Library of Congress, Miss Claire Lusby, Neshan G. Shamigian, the National Museum of History and Technology, and George D. Widener and Eleanor Widener Dixon, 1990.57, © 1981, Helen Levitt

Artwork Details

Title
Girl with Dagger
Artist
Date
ca. 1942
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 6 1⁄4 x 2 1⁄2 in. (15.9 x 6.5 cm.)
Copyright
© 1981, Helen Levitt
Credit Line
Museum purchase made possible by the Library of Congress, Miss Claire Lusby, Neshan G. Shamigian, the National Museum of History and Technology, and George D. Widener and Eleanor Widener Dixon
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure female
  • Cityscape — New York — New York
  • Cityscape — New York — Harlem
  • Object — weapon — dagger
Object Number
1990.57
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1990.57

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Helen Levitt, Mexico City (Boys in School Yard), 1941, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1984.16.1, © 1981, Helen Levitt
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Date1941
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Helen Levitt, New York, ca. 1942, printed later, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1984.16.3, © 1981, Helen Levitt
New York
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Dateca. 1942, printed later
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Helen Levitt, New York, ca. 1942, printed later, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1984.16.4, © 1981, Helen Levitt
New York
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Dateca. 1942, printed later
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Helen Levitt, New York, ca. 1942, printed later, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William H. Levitt, 1983.74, © 1981, Helen Levitt
New York
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Dateca. 1942, printed later
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