Weegee's World
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Bystander,
7"x8" |
Billie,
6.5"x7" |
Nellie,
6.5" x 7" |
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Fedora
Guy, 6.5" x 7" |
Distressed,
7"x8" |
ToughGuy,
6.5"x7" |
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Lady, 5" x 7" |
BowTie
Boy, 6" x 7" |
TOP HAT GENT, 7"X10" |
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Lesbian
Bar Girl 4.5"x7" |
Weegee,
6." x 7" |
Jazz
Club, 7"x10" |
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Clown,
5.5" x 7" |
Showgirl,
5" x 7" |
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These paintings are on pieces of old board. The texture and irregularity of the chunks of wood add a certain quality of roughness to the faces. Some of these portraits are based on photos taken by the photogragher Weegee, from a book called "Weegee's World". Click on each image for a larger view |
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