Joseph Schwartz
Window Shade Salesman

Window Shade Salesman
ArtistAmerican, 1913–2013
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Window Shade Salesman
Datec.1939
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 1/2 × 13 1/2 in. (26.7 × 34.3 cm)
 Sheet: 10 15/16 × 13 7/8 in. (27.8 × 35.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Mundy Companies
Object number82.28
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; purchased by MFAH, 1982.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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