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Barber Shop Politics

A work made of graphite on cream wove paper.

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  • A work made of graphite on cream wove paper.

Date:

1939

Artist:

Allan Rohan Crite
American, 1910-2007

About this artwork

A lifelong resident and observer of Boston’s South End, Allan Rohan Crite explained that he “used the black figure to tell the story of man” in his spontaneous, unconstrained drawings. Avoiding what he felt were African American clichés, he recorded—with precision and emotion—modern 1930s middle-class people going about their ordinary lives in his urban neighborhood.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Allan Rohan Crite

Title

Barber Shop Politics

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1939

Medium

Graphite on cream wove paper

Dimensions

46 × 30.5 cm (18 1/8 × 12 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Gaylord Donnelley

Reference Number

1975.40

Extended information about this artwork

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