[Artist's Book]
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.Elliott Erwitt’s original notebook from the 1950s is filled with lively, often humorous pairings of photographs made in Italy, France, New Orleans, and New York. He constructed this unpublished book maquette just after he returned from Europe as a U.S. army photographer. The selection on view here features diners at an Automat cafeteria and a parade on Fifth Avenue.
Artwork Details
- Title: [Artist's Book]
- Artist: Elliott Erwitt (American, born France, 1928–2023)
- Date: ca. 1950
- Medium: Thirty gelatin silver prints
- Dimensions: 5 × 7 1/2 × 3/4 in. (12.7 × 19 × 1.9 cm)
Image dimensions vary: 3 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. to 4 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. - Classification: Photographs
- Credit Line: Promised Gift of Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary
- Object Number: L.2021.1.4
- Curatorial Department: Photographs