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Shoe Shine

Ernest Crichlow

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Caption

Ernest Crichlow (American, 1914–2005). Shoe Shine, 1953. Oil on Masonite, 16 1/16 x 12 1/16in. (40.8 x 30.6cm) Other: 16 1/16 x 12 1/16in. (40.8 x 30.6cm) Frame: 23 1/2 x 19 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (59.7 x 48.9 x 8.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Daniel and Rita Fraad, Jr., 65.204.3. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Shoe Shine

Date

1953

Medium

Oil on Masonite

Classification

Painting

Dimensions

16 1/16 x 12 1/16in. (40.8 x 30.6cm) Other: 16 1/16 x 12 1/16in. (40.8 x 30.6cm) Frame: 23 1/2 x 19 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (59.7 x 48.9 x 8.3 cm)

Signatures

Lower right: "Ernie Crichlow 53"

Credit Line

Gift of Daniel and Rita Fraad, Jr.

Accession Number

65.204.3

Frequent Art Questions

  • What is this painting?

    This painting is called "Shoe Shine." In was made in 1953 by the artist Ernest Crichlow.
    Crichlow was born here in Brooklyn. His parents immigrated from the Caribbean. He studied at NYU and produced art commissioned by the federal government during the Great Depression.

  • What's this?

    That is "Shoe Shine" by Ernest Crichlow, painted in 1953. The artist was an African American social realist artist, drawing attention to the everyday conditions of the working class and the poor.

  • Who painted this?

    The artist is named Ernest Crichlow. It's called Shoe Shine and it was painted in 1953.

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Ernest Crichlow

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