The Independent Shoe-Black

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

John Thomson

Title

The Independent Shoe-Black

Place

Scotland (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1877

Medium

Woodburytype, from the album "Street Life in London"

Dimensions

Image/paper: 11.2 × 8.7 cm (4 7/16 × 3 7/16 in.); Mount: 25.6 × 19.1 cm (10 1/8 × 7 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Robert A. Taub

Reference Number

2012.234.19

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