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A black and white print of a shoeshine stand. Two men sit in raised chairs while workers on low stools shine their shoes. Another man stands leaning nearby. A sign on the right reads "5¢".
The Boss
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

The Boss

Artist David Feinstein (American, 1908 - 1978)
Publisher/Publishing House Works Progress Administration - Federal Arts Project (1935 - 1943)
Date1936-1943
MediumLithograph
Dimensionssheet: 11 1/4 x 16 in. (28.6 x 40.6 cm)
image: 8 1/8 x 12 3/4 in. (20.6 x 32.4 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Corbin S. Carnell, in memory of E. Muriel Adams.
Object number1992.11.51
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