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James Agee

Helen Levitt American
Person in Photograph Person in photograph James Agee American
1945
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: James Agee
  • Artist: Helen Levitt (American, 1913–2009)
  • Person in Photograph: Person in photograph James Agee (American, Knoxville, Tennessee 1909–1955 New York)
  • Date: 1945
  • Medium: Gelatin silver print
  • Dimensions: Image: 9 13/16 × 6 3/4 in. (25 × 17.2 cm)
    Sheet: 9 13/16 × 6 3/4 in. (25 × 17.2 cm)
    Mount: 11 15/16 in. × 16 in. (30.4 × 40.6 cm)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Gift of Renee Bobbie Jaeger Agee, 2020
  • Object Number: 2020.276.10
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs
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