id: 162373 accession number: 2002.82.5 share license status: Copyrighted url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2002.82.5 updated: 2023-09-30 11:10:51.481000 Arthur Rothstein portfolio: Shoeshine Man, New York City, 1937. Arthur Rothstein (American, 1915–1985). Gelatin silver print; image: 30.8 x 22.8 cm (12 1/8 x 9 in.); paper: 35.7 x 27.7 cm (14 1/16 x 10 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Alan and Monah L. Gettner 2002.82.5 title: Shoeshine Man, New York City title in original language: series: Arthur Rothstein portfolio series in original language: creation date: 1937 creation date earliest: 1937 creation date latest: 1937 current location: creditline: Gift of Alan and Monah L. Gettner copyright: --- culture: America, 20th century technique: gelatin silver print department: Photography collection: PH - American 1900-1950 type: Photograph find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Arthur Rothstein (American, 1915–1985) - artist --- measurements: Image: 30.8 x 22.8 cm (12 1/8 x 9 in.); Paper: 35.7 x 27.7 cm (14 1/16 x 10 7/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: 50 + II artist's proofs support materials: inscriptions: inscription: written in pencil on recto: "Arthur Rothstein" [signed] translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: From Riches to Rags: American Photography in the Depression opening date: 2017-08-13T04:00:00 From Riches to Rags: American Photography in the Depression. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 13-December 31, 2017). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: Rothstein worked for the Photo Unit of the Resettlement Administration, a federal agency later known as the Farm Security Administration. The agency was created to help fight rural poverty, but its small band of socially concerned photographers crisscrossed the country depicting the suffering of rural and urban populations. Their pictures were used to generate support for government aid programs. Shoeshine stands required little capital investment, making them good businesses for hard times, as long as there were enough affluent people to support the endeavor. This worker sits, ready to seize the opportunity (as mentioned in the sign above him) to serve a customer. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES