The present lot is a print made for publicity related to the exhibition The Bitter Years: 1935–1941 presented by The Museum of Modern Art in 1962. Throughout the history of the Museum’s Photography Department, primarily from the 1930s through the 1970s, photographers contributing works to exhibitions would oftentimes provide the Museum with multiple prints of the works selected for exhibition. These additional prints would be used for various exhibition-related affairs, most often for being sent to the press for publicity. Such prints were sometimes provided by the photographer or printed at the Museum from original negatives.
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Neutral hued image on semi-gloss double weight paper with thin margins. A soft handling crimp in the lower left quadrant, visible only in raking light, under close inspection. Minor bumps to corners, within margins, not affecting image. Please note this print is sold unframed.
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