La Marquita, East Harlem

1968

Shawn Walker

Associated Names
Shawn Walker

Artist, American, born 1940

The image contains vegetables and fruits displayed at the bottom. A person wearing a dark jacket and checked shirt stands in the center-right with their eyes closed. Behind them, a seated woman wearing glasses and a dark scarf is partially obscured by a hanging scale. The scene is presented in black and white, creating a monochromatic appearance. Wooden crates are stacked along the back wall, with signs displaying prices visible on the left side.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 11.43 × 16.19 cm (4 1/2 × 6 3/8 in.)
    mount: 27.94 × 35.56 cm (11 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.91.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Shawn Walker, New York; NGA purchase (through Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York), 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, on verso, lower left corner in graphite: © Shawn Walker 1968; artist studio stamp, center in black ink: SHAWN WALKER / PHOTOGRAPHER / 1661 ANDREWS AVE. / BRONX, N.Y. 10453 / 294-8445; by unknown hand, along bottom in graphite: SWA-00089-SP SW6.20

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