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Erika Stone was born in Frankfurt, Germany and her family immigrated to New York in 1936 to escape Nazi persecution. Best known for street photography depicting life in New York City, she also worked as a freelance photojournalist for Time Magazine among other publications. She was often assigned to cover celebrities, but in her personal work Stone prerferred tp photograph everyday New Yorkers. In the 1940s she became a member of the New York Photo League and she subscribed to its ethos of scoially conscious photography throughout her career.
Source: DMAC News Jan Feb Mar Apr 2022
DimensionsSheet: 8 1/2 × 6 5/8 in. (21.6 × 16.8 cm)
Image: 7 3/4 × 6 1/4 in. (19.7 × 15.9 cm)
Image: 7 3/4 × 6 1/4 in. (19.7 × 15.9 cm)
Accession Number 2021.34
Classificationsphotograph
SignedErika Stone (verso l,r graphite)
InscriptionsES-CL-024-V02 800- (verso, u,l graphite)
PHOTOGRAPH BY ERIKA FROM EUROPEAN
JARMILA NOVOTNA: Pretty 19-year-old Jarmila Jr. and her
mother pose in front of the fireplace, at the well-known
opera soprano's home. 101551 (typed in black ink on paper glued to verso)
MarksPLEASE CREDIT
ERIKA
EUROPEAN PICTURE SERVICE
353 Fifth Ave., New York 16
NOT FOR REPRODUCTION
EXCEPT BY SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION (verso, stamp in red ink)
ProvenanceJeff Perry, New York [acquired by 2016]; Des Moines Art Center [gift of the previous, 2021]
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