Children Looking at Christmas Toys

Arthur LeipzigWW-1944-M042243

1944·Gelatin silver print·9 1/2 × 7 1/4" (24.1 × 18.4 cm)

Catalogue

Year: 1944
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 9 1/2 × 7 1/4" (24.1 × 18.4 cm)
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Artist: Arthur Leipzig

Artist

Arthur Leipzig

Photography

Arthur Leipzig was an American photographer who documented postwar New York City street life and childhood through candid 35mm black-and-white images. His work emphasizes gesture and social observation among working-class communities, combining formal clarity with empathetic attention to everyday moments. Leipzig's photographs appeared regularly in Life and Colliers during the 1940s and 1950s, establishing him as a key practitioner of humanistic street photography in the postwar period.

Brooklyn, NY, USA

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