Helen Levitt
(Brooklyn, New York, 1913 - 2009)
New York
c. 1940 (printed later)
Gelatin silver print
6 3/8 x 9 1/2 in. (16.3 x 24.1 cm)
Collection of the Akron Art Museum
Gift of the artist
2009.15
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One of Levitt’s frequent themes was the power of the imagination as seen in children’s drawings and play. Photo historian Sandra Phillips believed that for Levitt, photography was “a form of serious play.”
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Children's play