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Lot 279

LAWRENCE, Nick (American, 20th century). Tito, Carmelo, Pet...

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LAWRENCE, Nick (American, 20th century). Tito, Carmelo, Petie, Victor, Peppie (Lower East Side Teenagers Series). Ca. late 1960s. Signed and titled verso on mat. Lawrence grew up in New York City, graduated from Cornell University and studied art history at NYU's Institute of Fine Arts. As a photographer he is primarily self taught but studied with Lisette Model who was an important influence. His first experiences in photography were in 1964 and 1965 as part of the civil rights movement in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Lawrence's Lower East Side pictures were included in shows at the George Eastman House and MIT, and were also exhibited as a one-person show at the Underground Gallery (NYC).. Not examined out of frame. Overall good condition. 16 x 10 ?". Frame (glass) 19 ? x 14".