An incident in the snowstorm. Rag peddler Sam Karshnowitz leads a horse along the street in a bitter snowstorm. The horse has been rented for the day to pull his wagon.

Weegee, An incident in the snowstorm. Rag peddler Sam Karshnowitz leads a horse along the street in a bitter snowstorm. The horse has been rented for the day to pull his wagon., 1944, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2016.40.13, © Weegee / International Center for Photography
Weegee, An incident in the snowstorm. Rag peddler Sam Karshnowitz leads a horse along the street in a bitter snowstorm. The horse has been rented for the day to pull his wagon., 1944, gelatin silver print, image: 12 3⁄4 × 10 1⁄2 in. (32.4 × 26.7 cm) sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2016.40.13, © Weegee / International Center for Photography

Artwork Details

Title
An incident in the snowstorm. Rag peddler Sam Karshnowitz leads a horse along the street in a bitter snowstorm. The horse has been rented for the day to pull his wagon.
Artist
Date
1944
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 12 3⁄4 × 10 1⁄2 in. (32.4 × 26.7 cm) sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
Copyright
© Weegee / International Center for Photography
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Animal — horse
  • Dress — accessory — hat
  • Occupation — vendor
  • Cityscape — season — winter
  • Cityscape — weather — snow
  • Dress — accessory — coat
Object Number
2016.40.13
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2016.40.13

Works by this artist (4 items)

Weegee, Rehearsal, Yiddish Theatre, 1943, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Virginia Zabriskie, 1983.110.9, © 1942, Wilma Wilcox, Curator Weegee Collection
Rehearsal, Yiddish Theatre
Artist
Date1943
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Weegee, An incident in the snowstorm. Rag peddler Sam Karshnowitz leads a horse along the street in a bitter snowstorm. The horse has been rented for the day to pull his wagon., 1944, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2016.40.13, © Weegee / International Center for Photography
An incident in the snowstorm. Rag peddler Sam Karshnowitz…
Artist
Date1944
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Weegee, Celebration at End of War, ca. 1945, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1974.32.4
Celebration at End of War
Artist
Dateca. 1945
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Weegee, Audience watching "House on Haunted Hill", 1959, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1988.45, © 1950, Wilma Wilcox, Curator Weegee Collection
Audience watching ​“House on Haunted Hill”
Artist
Date1959
gelatin silver print
Not on view

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