Shoeshine stand--San Francisco

1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image depicts a man sitting on a shoe shining chair. He is casually positioned, with his left hand touching his cheek as he looks to the side. The man has short hair, wears glasses, and has a calm facial expression. He is dressed in a long coat or smock. There are advertisements for shoe shining services, a Camel cigarettes ad featuring a woman, and two airline calendars dated April 1954. The scene includes various shoe care products and a vintage mid-20th-century shoe-shining stall ambiance. The background shows a cityscape through a window with buildings and a street.
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Provenance

The artist, New York; gift to NGA, 1990.

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Wikidata ID

Q64164901

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