Willie's Custard Stand, Coney Island

Jack Lessinger

Caption

Jack Lessinger American, 1911–1987. Willie's Custard Stand, Coney Island, 1949. Gelatin silver print, sheet/image: 5 7/8 x 7 3/8 in. (14.9 x 18.7 cm) . Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Minnie Lessinger, 88.129.5. © artist or artist's estate

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Photography

Title

Willie's Custard Stand, Coney Island

Date

1949

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Classification

Photograph

Dimensions

sheet/image: 5 7/8 x 7 3/8 in. (14.9 x 18.7 cm)

Inscriptions

Verso, in graphite: "Jack Lessinger/ML" and "Willie's Custard Stand, Coney Island 1949" (signed by wife, Minnie)

Markings

Ink stamp: "Jack Lessinger, 146 Montague Street, Brooklyn Heights, NY 11201"

Credit Line

Gift of Minnie Lessinger

Accession Number

88.129.5

Rights

© artist or artist's estate

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