Sid Grossman
Shoeshine Boys

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Artist Sid GrossmanAmerican, 1913–1955

CultureAmerican

Titles

Shoeshine Boys
from the series Harlem

DateMay–July 1939

PlaceNew York, New York, United States

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 8 13/16 × 6 7/8 in. (22.4 × 17.5 cm)
Sheet: 8 13/16 × 6 7/8 in. (22.4 × 17.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number81.3

Not on view

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Photography

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PHOTOGRAPHS

Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"The Photo League: 1936–1951", College Art Gallery, College at New Platz, State University of New York, February 1–22, 1987; Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York, March 4–April 19, 1987; Suffolk County Community College, Riverhead, New York, September 15–October 15, 1987; Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, New York, November 7–30, 1987; Herkimer County Community College, New York, December 1987–January 1988; Tyler Art Gallery, SUNY at Oswego, New York, February 19–March 20, 1988; Lehman College, Bronx, April 10–June 6, 1988; Towson State University, Baltimore, September 16–October 16, 1988; Michael Rockefeller Gallery, SUNY at Fredonia, New York, November 3–17, 1988; Munson–Williams–Proctor Institute, Utica, New York, December 3, 1988–January 1, 1989; Tower Fine Arts Gallery, SUNY at Brockport, New York, January 20–Februrary 13, 1989.

"New York: Yesterday and Tomorrow," Shell and the American Landscape Museum, Houston, May 8–September 12, 2002.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

verso in pencil " New York, Harlem / W.P.A. / neg. in mus of the / City of NY / p 3852.31 / A "

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