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Shoeshine Boy, NYC, from the series "Shoeshine Boy" by Morris Engel — VisualArtsDB

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Shoeshine Boy, NYC, from the series "Shoeshine Boy"

Shoeshine Boy, NYC, from the series "Shoeshine Boy"

Shoeshine Boy, NYC, from the series "Shoeshine Boy"

1947

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 33.9 × 26.5 (image/paper/mount)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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