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Argument Nut Game, Rivington Street, Lower East Side, New York

1938, printed later

Walter Rosenblum

(American, 1919–2006)
Culture
United States
Medium
gelatin silver print, gold-toned
Measurements
Image: 15.8 x 20.9 cm (6 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.); Paper: 16.9 x 22.2 cm (6 5/8 x 8 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Rosenblum Family 2017.82
Copyright
Copyright
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print

Description

Many Lower East Side residents were Jewish. The cause of the argument between these children standing outside a playground may be part of a tradition of Passover games that use nuts. These range from guessing whether the head or tail of the nut is facing up to manipulating nuts around lines or circles drawn on the ground. Betting—usually nuts but perhaps money—may be involved in the scene unfolding here.

Argument Nut Game, Rivington Street, Lower East Side, New York

1938, printed later

Walter Rosenblum

(American, 1919–2006)
United States

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