Description:
Rebecca Lepkoff (American, 1916-2014)
343 Cherry Street, Lower Manhattan, New York City, 1947. Signed, titled, and dated "Rebecca Lepkoff... in pencil on the reverse. Gelatin silver print, image size 7 x 8 3/8 in., unmatted, unframed. Condition: Possibly toned during printing.
N.B. As a college student, Rebecca Lepkoff studied dance with Martha Graham and bought her first camera with money she earned as a dancer at the 1939 New York World's Fair. She participated in a photography program run by the National Youth Administration, a Depression-era government agency, from 1939 to 1941. In 1945 she joined the Photo League, whose members were committed to documentary photography as a vehicle for effecting social change. Lepkoff was particularly interested in the relationships she observed on the streets and in the tenements of New York City. Born and raised on the Lower East Side, her photographs present an intimate and personal record of this familiar neighborhood.
Estimate $400-600
Sheet size measures 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm). Inscribed "Vintage" in the artist's hand in pencil on the verso. The print does not flouresce under blacklight. No additional issues to report.
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Keywords
Rebecca Lepkoff, New York City, printing, Martha Graham, New York World, National Youth Administration, Photo LeagueRobin S.R. Starr
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