Merchants, South Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois

1946, printed later

Wayne Miller

Associated Names
Wayne Miller

Artist, American, 1918 - 2013

The image shows two men seated outdoors. The man on the left is sitting in an armchair with his legs crossed and his arm resting on the armrest. He wears a cap, a suit jacket over a striped shirt and overalls, with visible socks and shoes. He has a mustache. The man on the right is seated in a similar vintage armchair, with his hands on the sides and legs uncrossed. He wears a fedora hat, a cardigan over a shirt, and dark pants with socks and shoes. Behind them is a storefront with a large window displaying signs that read "COAL 50" and "WOOD 25" and smaller text stating "COLD POP." The setting suggests an urban environment, with brickwork visible to the right and part of a wooden storefront on the left.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Wayne F. Miller Family

  • Dimensions

    image: 26.9 × 25.6 cm (10 9/16 × 10 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.3 × 27.8 cm (13 7/8 × 10 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.89.5

  • Series Title

    The Way of Life of the Northern Negro

  • Copyright

    © Wayne F. Miller

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of Wayne Miller, Orinda, CA; Jeanette Miller, Lafayette, CA; gift to NGA, 2021.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in blue ink: Wayne F. Miller; by artist, bottom left in graphite: 263-9; bottom center printing notes in graphite; center stamped in blue ink: © WAYNE F. MILLER / MAGNUM PHOTOS INC.

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