Weegee (American, 1899-1968) Reporter and Burned

Weegee (American, 1899-1968) Reporter and Burned Baby Carriage at 503 East 15th Street, 1937 Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped 9-5/8 x 7-3/4 inches (24.4 x 19.7 cm) (image) 10 x 8 inches (sheet) Signed and titled in pencil, with photographer's A. Fellig credit stamp and date stamp, verso. The only freelance newspaper photographer to have a police radio in his car, Weegee often beat authorities to the scene, capturing the raw and sensational photographs he became best known for. HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Condition Report: Overall good condition, commensurate with age. Scattered crazing, soft creasing, hairline scratches, and pinpoint indentations visible under raking light. Some creasing and bumping to sheet margins and corners, not affecting the image and not visible when mat is closed. Small tear to lower right corner margin, not affecting the image and not visible when mat is closed. Sheet is cornered to board. Window mat measures 17 by 14 inches. Not framed.
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