Man on Mr. Piper’s Steps, West Oakland, California

c. 1963–1971

Joanne Leonard

Associated Names
Joanne Leonard

Artist, American, born 1940

The image features a worn wooden building with two windows and drawn curtains, a man on stairs, electrical wires in the sky, a small fenced area with a sign saying "BUILDING MATERIALS," flowers, and "KEEP CLEAR" signs by the stairs. The photograph is in black and white, emphasizing textures and shadows.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joanne Leonard, Ann Arbor, MI; gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right below image in graphite: Joanne Leonard '67; lower left: West Oakland, California; on verso, signed by artist, top left in graphite: Joanne Leonard / TITLE: WEST OAKLAND, California / (Dejected man on steps); lower left: Joanne Leonard / [illegible] St / California 94703; lower left printed in black ink on applied label: Joanne Leonard / 1204 Blake Street / Berkeley, California 94702; bottom center printed in black ink: Crescent


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