Shoeshine Boys, Harlem

1939

Sid Grossman

Associated Names
Sid Grossman

Artist, American, 1913 - 1955

The image displays two boys sitting outdoors on a sidewalk. The boy in the foreground is seated on a wooden stool, holding an object, with short curly hair and dressed in light-colored shirt, dark knee-length shorts, long socks, and shoes. The boy in the background leans against a structure, with short curly hair and wearing a light-colored shirt and dark pants. Decorative textile rolls are visible behind them. The sidewalk and building base show concrete and brick textures, with a wooden box in front of the seated boy.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    image: 13 11/16 x 10 3/8 in. (34.7 x 26.3 cm)
    sheet: 35.3 x 27.7 cm (13 7/8 x 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.107.7


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of the artist; Private collection, Bethesda, MD; gift to NGA, 2007.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: New York, Harlem. W.P.A. / neg. in Mus. of City of N.Y. / #P3852-31 / E; lower right, black ink stamp with graphite addition: Please Credit / Sid GrossMAN (handwritten) / Sid Grossman

Wikidata ID

Q64171115

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