Arno Penthouse, E. 54th Street, New York, between 1936 and 1942

Item — Container: See Curatorial

Identifier: 2014.3.267

Dates

Creation: between 1936 and 1942

Full Extent

1 Photographic Prints : gelatin silver print ; 5 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches

Item Notes

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Physical Description

Handwritten in pencil on verso: "85".

Ownership and Rights

General

Previous descriptive title: Skull hanging on brick chimney in city; changed to: Arno Penthouse, E. 54th Street, New York. Previous date: undated; changed to: between 1936 and 1942. Previous photographer: unknown; changed to: Georgia O'Keeffe. Based on research by Lisa Volpe, MFA Houston. Approved 12/2020. Volpe notes: "AS and GOK lived in this location from April 1936 to December 1942. It is the location of GOK's 1938 LIFE magazine photo by Carl Van Vechten."