John Gutmann
Ben's Barber Shop Window, San Francisco

Ben's Barber Shop Window, San Francisco

© 1998 Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents

Ben's Barber Shop Window, San Francisco
Ben's Barber Shop Window, San Francisco
ArtistAmerican, born Germany, 1905–1998
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Ben's Barber Shop Window, San Francisco
Date1946, printed c. 1980
Place depictedSan Francisco, California, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 11/16 × 10 1/8 in. (27.1 × 25.7 cm)
Sheet: 14 × 10 15/16 in. (35.6 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of John Gutmann
Object number2000.185
Non exposé

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Department
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Object Type
ProvenanceEstate of John Gutmann; given to MFAH, 2000.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed in pencil on verso lower right: "© John Gutmann"
Marked in pencil verso lower left: "BEN'S BARBER SHOP WINDOW/SAN FRANCISCO 1946"
Marked in pencil verso lower left to right: "IV OR-3 SP"
Marked in pencil verso upper left: "SF-46-1,2"
Marked in pencil verso upper right: "M 8"

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