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Tattoo-Shave-Haircut

1932

Reginald Marsh

Associated Names

Reginald Marsh

Artist, American, born France, 1898 - 1954

This is a drawing of a barber shop entrance on a busy urban street corner. Several men are depicted in the scene, with some engaged in conversation or lounging around. There is an "Electric Tattooing" and barber service sign, advertising "Shave-Haircut 10¢-20¢" with "No Waiting." Another sign indicates "All Night Mission" above various other advertisements. The setting suggests a bustling avenue, potentially under an elevated train line, with metal beams and riveted columns visible. The drawing captures the energy of city life in the past with fine hatched lines emphasizing shadows and depth.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and engraving in black
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Florian Carr Fund and Gift of the Print Research Foundation
Dimensions

plate: 25.4 × 25.4 cm (10 × 10 in.)
sheet: 29.53 × 27.94 cm (11 5/8 × 11 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.213
Catalogue Raisonné

Sasowsky 1976, no. 140, x/x

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2016

Three Centuries of American Prints: from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Gallery in Prague, Prague 1; Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 2016 - 2017, no. 90.

Bibliography

1976

Sasowsky, Norman. The Prints of Reginald Marsh. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1976, no. 140.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 4; lower right in graphite: Reginald Marsh

Markings

stamped verso: NOV 16 1932

Wikidata ID

Q76440404

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