Coney Island Beach People. Untitled Man Reading on the Sand

by Harry Lapow

$2,000 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

Signed

Black and white gelatin silver print. 9.5 x 13.5 . On mount, signed, stamped, and dated on verso; near fine. Item #353830 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 beach from 1952 to 1977.

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