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John Q. Public, who, as many Chicagoans, is a hay-fever sufferer, visits a lot at Ravenswood and Morse avs., and between sneezes wonders what is being done to enforce the law requiring property owners to cut the weeds.

A work made of gelatin silver prints with paper and paint collaged.

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  • A work made of gelatin silver prints with paper and paint collaged.

Date:

1943, published August 13, 1943

Artist:

Vaughn Shoemaker
American, 1902–1991

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Vaughn Shoemaker

Title

John Q. Public, who, as many Chicagoans, is a hay-fever sufferer, visits a lot at Ravenswood and Morse avs., and between sneezes wonders what is being done to enforce the law requiring property owners to cut the weeds.

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1943

Medium

Gelatin silver prints with paper and paint collaged

Dimensions

Image/paper: 21.7 × 28.1 cm (8 9/16 × 11 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Robin and Sandy Stuart

Reference Number

2011.314

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