Gee Bellows, Sixteen East Gay Street, 1924. Lhograph, sheet: 11 7/16 × 13 5/8 . (29.1 × 34.6 cm) Image: 9 1/2 × 11 3/4 . (24.1 × 29.9 cm). Whney Mm of Amerin Art, New York; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel L. Rosenfeld 77.105
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- PORTRAS SHED LIGHT THROUGH GAY PRISM
- SIXTEEN EAST GAY STREET
- GEE BELLOWS (AMERIN, 1882-1925) SIXTEEN EAST GAY STREET
- SIXTEEN EAST GAY STREET, 1923-24
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