Shoeshine Man, New York City
Artist
Arthur Rothstein
(American, 1915-1985)
CultureAmerican
Date1937
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 12 × 9 in. (30.5 × 22.9 cm)
Overall, Support: 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.6 × 27.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Overall, Support: 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.6 × 27.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
SignedPhoto paper signed, lower right: "Arthur Rothstein"
Credit LineGift of Linda and Michael McGraw
Object number2019.14.24
Not on view
DescriptionThis black and white shows a man sitting on a box, next to a tall chair and shoeshine station. He wears a newsboy cap, ves, and white shirt. Behind him are signs for the New York Savings Bank.ProvenancePhotographs Do Not Bend Gallery, Dallas, Texas; Mike and Linda McGraw, purchased from gallery, 2017; Chrysler Museum of Art, gift from the McGraws in 2019.
Arthur Rothstein
1937, printed ca. 1984
Bruce Davidson
