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Service Shoes

1944

Maltby Sykes

Associated Names

Maltby Sykes

Artist, American, 1911 - 1992

The image shows two large, worn boots placed on the floor beneath a bedframe. The color palette is monochromatic, with various shades of gray, black, and white. The boots are positioned in the foreground at the center, with a bed and folded blanket visible above. A small label with text is affixed to the bedframe above the boots on the right-hand side. A small, round object is on the floor next to the left boot.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 197 x 231 mm
sheet: 307 x 405 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.4695

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Inscribed: In scripted pencil: lower left, "Service Shoes" (within quotes) Ed/20; lower right, Maltby Sykes

Wikidata ID

Q76441212

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