Coney Island Beach People. Untitled Man Reading on the Sand

by Harry Lapow

$1,500 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

Black and white gelatin silver print. 9.5 x 13.5 in 18 x 22 white mat. On mount, stamped on verso; fine. Item #353950 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

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