Coney Island Beach People. Untitled Chess Player in Bathing Cap

by Harry Lapow

$1,000 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller · No longer available

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Black and white gelatin silver print. 7.5 x 11.25 with 14 x 18 white mat. Signed, dated, and stamped on verso; fine. Item #353855 Harry Lapow 1909-1982 was a New York graphic designer turned photographer who studied with Lisette Model and Sid Grossman. He is best known for the images collected in his iconic book Coney Island Beach People New York: Dover, 1978 , a selection of 138 photos taken at the South Brooklyn

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