Portrait of a Roller Skate Rink Employee

c. 1885

Baker’s Art Gallery

Associated Names
Baker’s Art Gallery

Artist, American, active 1862 - 1955

The image shows a man standing on roller skates. He is posed with one leg slightly forward and his arms relaxed at his sides. The man has light-colored hair and a clean-shaven face. He is wearing a three-piece suit with a bow tie, a white pocket square, and a cap with writing on it. There is a chain hanging from his waistcoat. The background is a plain, textured surface. The photograph has a vintage appearance with visible specks and a dark border where "BAKER" and "COLUMBUS, O." are inscribed.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print (cabinet card)

  • Credit Line

    The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 14.4 × 10.2 cm (5 11/16 × 4 in.)
    mount: 16.4 × 10.7 cm (6 7/16 × 4 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.146.129

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left on mount printed in gold: BAKER; lower right: COLUMBUS, O; on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top left in graphite underlined: 11RL; top right: KL142; center printed in gold: Art Parlors / BAKER, / COLUMBUS, O.; bottom center: No. 163 & 167 SOUTH HIGH STREET, / (COMSTOCK'S OPERA BLOCK)