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    WEEGEE (American, 1899-1968). Group of Thirteen Photographs, circa 1940-56. Untitled (Weegee Giving Presentation at Ph... (Total: 13 Items)

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    • Photographs, WEEGEE (American, 1899-1968). Group of Thirteen Photographs, circa 1940-56. Untitled (Weegee Giving Presentation at Ph... (Total: 13 Items)
    • Photographs, WEEGEE (American, 1899-1968). Group of Thirteen Photographs, circa 1940-56. Untitled (Weegee Giving Presentation at Ph... (Total: 13 Items)
    • Photographs, WEEGEE (American, 1899-1968). Group of Thirteen Photographs, circa 1940-56. Untitled (Weegee Giving Presentation at Ph... (Total: 13 Items)
    • Photographs, WEEGEE (American, 1899-1968). Group of Thirteen Photographs, circa 1940-56. Untitled (Weegee Giving Presentation at Ph... (Total: 13 Items)
    • Photographs, WEEGEE (American, 1899-1968). Group of Thirteen Photographs, circa 1940-56. Untitled (Weegee Giving Presentation at Ph... (Total: 13 Items)
    • Photographs, WEEGEE (American, 1899-1968). Group of Thirteen Photographs, circa 1940-56. Untitled (Weegee Giving Presentation at Ph... (Total: 13 Items)
    • Photographs, WEEGEE (American, 1899-1968). Group of Thirteen Photographs, circa 1940-56. Untitled (Weegee Giving Presentation at Ph... (Total: 13 Items)
    • Photographs, WEEGEE (American, 1899-1968). Group of Thirteen Photographs, circa 1940-56. Untitled (Weegee Giving Presentation at Ph... (Total: 13 Items)
    • Photographs, WEEGEE (American, 1899-1968). Group of Thirteen Photographs, circa 1940-56. Untitled (Weegee Giving Presentation at Ph... (Total: 13 Items)
    • Photographs, WEEGEE (American, 1899-1968). Group of Thirteen Photographs, circa 1940-56. Untitled (Weegee Giving Presentation at Ph... (Total: 13 Items)
    • Photographs, WEEGEE (American, 1899-1968). Group of Thirteen Photographs, circa 1940-56. Untitled (Weegee Giving Presentation at Ph... (Total: 13 Items)
    • Photographs, WEEGEE (American, 1899-1968). Group of Thirteen Photographs, circa 1940-56. Untitled (Weegee Giving Presentation at Ph... (Total: 13 Items)
    • Photographs, WEEGEE (American, 1899-1968). Group of Thirteen Photographs, circa 1940-56. Untitled (Weegee Giving Presentation at Ph... (Total: 13 Items)
    • Photographs, WEEGEE (American, 1899-1968). Group of Thirteen Photographs, circa 1940-56. Untitled (Weegee Giving Presentation at Ph... (Total: 13 Items)
    • Photographs, WEEGEE (American, 1899-1968). Group of Thirteen Photographs, circa 1940-56. Untitled (Weegee Giving Presentation at Ph... (Total: 13 Items)
    • Photographs, WEEGEE (American, 1899-1968). Group of Thirteen Photographs, circa 1940-56. Untitled (Weegee Giving Presentation at Ph... (Total: 13 Items)
    • Photographs, WEEGEE (American, 1899-1968). Group of Thirteen Photographs, circa 1940-56. Untitled (Weegee Giving Presentation at Ph... (Total: 13 Items)
    • Photographs, WEEGEE (American, 1899-1968). Group of Thirteen Photographs, circa 1940-56. Untitled (Weegee Giving Presentation at Ph... (Total: 13 Items)
    • Photographs, WEEGEE (American, 1899-1968). Group of Thirteen Photographs, circa 1940-56. Untitled (Weegee Giving Presentation at Ph... (Total: 13 Items)
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    WEEGEE (American, 1899-1968)
    Group of Thirteen Photographs, circa 1940-56
    Untitled (Weegee Giving Presentation at Photo League)    , Weegee stamp on the verso, 10-3/4 x 13-1/2 in.; Untitled (Tightrope Walker), Weegee stamp on the verso, 7-1/2 x 9-1/8 in.; Veronica Lake, Weegee stamp on the verso; 13-3/8 x 10-1/2 in.; Firefighter, adhered to board, 13-1/2 x 10-3/4 in.; Untitled (Dog with Litter), no. 3 in ink in the margin on the recto, Weegee stamp on the verso, 13 x 10-5/8 in.; Untitled (Clown Dummy Hanging), Weegee stamp on the verso, 13-1/8 x 10-5/8 in.; Untitled (Dedicated to Our Neighborhood Boy), Weegee stamp on the verso, 13-5/8 x 10-1/2 in.; Capital Building, Weegee stamp on the verso, 13-1/2 x10-1/4 in.; Girl Who Jumped in the River, 9-1/2 x 7-7/8 in.; Soldiers sitting on Train Track, Weegee stamp on the verso, 5-7/8x 9-1/2 in.; Untitled (Circus Horses), Weegee stamp on the verso of board, mounted to board, 8-1/2 x 11-1/2 in.; MaMa Mabel with her Firstborn, Madison Square Garden, mounted to board, 12-1/4 x 10-1/8 in.; Top Hats Outside Metropolitan Opera, adhered to board, 10 x 13 in.

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    More information about WEEGEE, also known as Weegee, Fellig, Arthur H., Fellig, Arthur.

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    Auction Info

    Auction Dates
    November, 2012
    17th Saturday
    Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 2
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