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Shoeshine by George Grosz — VisualArtsDB

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Shoeshine

Shoeshine

Shoeshine

1932

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 5 1/8 x 7 5/8 in. (13.02 x 19.37 cm) (image) 17 1/16 x 14 1/8 in. (43.34 x 35.81 cm) (mount)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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