Accession Number2013/2.187
TitleLovers, Palace Theater, New York City
Artist(s)WeegeeArtist NationalityAmerican (North American)Object Creation Date1945Medium & Supportgelatin silver print on paperDimensions 8 in x 10 in (20.32 cm x 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift from the Collection of David S. Rosen MD, MPHSubject matterWeegee photographed New York City’s night: crimes, fires, accidents, sleep, and as seen in this photograph, love. As a witness, he looked for uninhibited and sensational events. Here a couple passionately kisses among a crowd in a theater as a 3-D film plays in a public theater. Weegee uses infrared light to capture these lovers in an embrace, unaware of the photographer.
Physical DescriptionA photograph of a couple wearing 3-D glasses and kissing inside of a movie theater.
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Keywords
couples
embracing
female
love (emotion)
lovers
lust
male
motion picture theaters
people (agents)
theaters (buildings)