Jack Lessinger
Shoe Shine, Washington Street, Brooklyn, New York

Shoe Shine, Washington Street, Brooklyn, New York
Shoe Shine, Washington Street, Brooklyn, New York
ArtistAmerican, 1911 - 1987
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Shoe Shine, Washington Street, Brooklyn, New York
Date1948
PlaceBrooklyn, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet:9 1/2 × 9 3/8 in. (24.1 × 23.9 cm)
 Mount: 19 × 13 15/16 in. (48.3 × 35.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Mundy Companies
Object number93.79
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1993.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
in pencil verso upper left "PF1273", lower right "M.", lower left quadrant " "Shoe Shine/ Washington St./ Brooklyn NY 1948"/ 1 reproduction only/ 'Horizon' "
in pencil verso lower left quadrant "Jack Lessinger / 146 Montague St / Brooklyn NY 11201"
recto of mount five labels target design "BERKEY ALLDIS"

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