Weegee
Weegee says: Higher Education Goes To Her Head, 1941
Silver gelatin print on glossy fibre paper
Image dimensions:
6 3/8 x 5 5/8 in
(16.3 x 14.3 cm)
Framed dimensions:
15 7/8 x 13 3/8 in
(40.3 x 34 cm)
6 3/8 x 5 5/8 in
(16.3 x 14.3 cm)
Framed dimensions:
15 7/8 x 13 3/8 in
(40.3 x 34 cm)
Higher education goes to her head, Brooklyn, N.Y. -- After learning in her high school home- making course what attractive furniture a modern home could boast, 17- year-old Mildred Godfrey...
Higher education goes to her head, Brooklyn, N.Y. -- After learning in her high school home- making course what attractive furniture a modern home could boast, 17- year-old Mildred Godfrey thought of a simple and effective way to convince her parents their apartment should have new furnishings. She set fire to two mattresses and a horsehair sofa.
Exhibitions
New York, Anton Kern Gallery, Weegee: The Human Touch, 195-1949, June 29 - August 21, 2020.