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Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2019.
Shoeshine Boy, 3rd Avenue, New York City
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2019.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2019.

Shoeshine Boy, 3rd Avenue, New York City

Artist Morris Engel (American, 1918 - 2005)
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)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineGift of Linda and Michael McGraw
Object number2019.14.13
Terms
  • black and white photography
  • black and white prints
  • gelatin silver prints
  • photography and photographic processes and techniques
  • boys
  • black
  • American
  • modern American styles and periods
  • New York City
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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.