Delivery Man and Horse with Nose Bag Rest under Elevated Train Tracks, Chicago, Illinois

1947, printed later

Wayne Miller

Associated Names
Wayne Miller

Artist, American, 1918 - 2013

The image displays a man standing outdoors, with a serious expression. He is wearing round glasses and a flat cap. The man wears a pinstripe jacket and a worn overall apron with patches and holes, and a paper is sticking out from the apron pocket. Beside him, a horse can be partially seen wearing a snout covering. The background shows an industrial area with structures and debris on the ground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Wayne F. Miller Family

  • Dimensions

    image: 28.9 × 25.4 cm (11 3/8 × 10 in.)
    sheet: 35.4 × 27.8 cm (13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.89.16

  • 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 black ink inverted: Wayne F. Miller; by artist, bottom left in graphite: 413-2; bottom right printing notes in graphite; center stamped in black ink inverted: © Wayne F. Miller / Magnum Photos Inc.

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