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Above, from left to right: Leon Levinstein (American, 1910–1988). [Man in Bowler Hat Reading Newspaper and Drinking Tea, London] (detail), 1960s. Gift of Gary Davis, 2008 (2008.664.10), © Howard Greenberg Gallery; Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848–1933). Louise Tiffany, Reading (detail), 1888. Gift of the family of Dorothy Tiffany Burlingham, 2003 (2003.606); John Sloan (American, 1871–1951). Reading in the Subway, (detail) 1926. Gift of Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, 1926 (26.30.159)