Shoeshine Boy, 3rd Avenue, New York City
Artist
Morris Engel
(American, 1918 - 2005)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1943-1947
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 10 1/2 × 12 13/16 in. (26.7 × 32.5 cm)
Overall, Support: 10 1/2 × 12 13/16 in. (26.7 × 32.5 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
Overall, Support: 10 1/2 × 12 13/16 in. (26.7 × 32.5 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
SignedVerso, bottom, left, pencil signature: Morris Engel
InscribedVerso, bottom, center, pencil: Shoe Shine – 3 Ave – NYC – mid Forties
Credit LineGift of Linda and Michael McGraw
Object number2019.14.13
Not on view
DescriptionThis photograph depicts a street scene in New York City. A young boy stands against a metal pole, presumably the shoeshine boy that the title references.ProvenancePhotographs Do Not Bend Gallery, Dallas, Texas; Mike and Linda McGraw, purchased from gallery, 1999; Chrysler Museum of Art, gift from the McGraws in 2019.
