Older Man with Two Young Men to his Right

Helen Levitt

  • Titles Older Man with Two Young Men to his Right (Descriptive)
  • Artist Helen Levitt, American, 1913 - 2009
  • Medium gelatin silver print
  • Dimensions image: 2 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. (5.3 × 8 cm) sheet: 2 3/8 × 5 3/8 in. (6.1 × 13.7 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; The John Hagefstration Collection, AFI.117.2022
  • Work Type photograph
  • Classification Photographs

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This black and white photograph represents a partial view of a staircase leading to the entrance of a stone building. The stairs and building doorway are heavily ornamented. The doorway is blocked by two pieces of wood, one reading “DANGE. / KEE OU.” To the left of the doorway two windows can be seen. In the first story window, one boy stands while a second sits. Another boy looks out from a second story window.
This painting represents a boy standing against the corner of a building, holding pink carnations. In his left hand is a bouquet, and in his right hand are three flowers. He wears a cap, a white shirt with the collar and cuffs open, suspenders, brown breeches, black stockings, and black boots. Leaves from the carnations surround his feet.
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