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San Francisco

Joel Meyerowitz

Artwork Details

San Francisco
1964
Joel Meyerowitz
gelatin silver print on paper
11 in x 13 15/16 in (27.94 cm x 35.4 cm);16 in x 20 in (40.64 cm x 50.8 cm)
Gift of Selma & Gerald Lotenberg
2000/2.158.7

Description

Subject Matter:

In this photograph, an East Asian man stands on a sidewalk. He wears a poster depicting John F. Kennedy strapped to his head and holds the same poster in his right hand. He holds a mop-like tool in his left hand and looks straight ahead with an open frontal stance. Two East Asian men in business attire shoot a sideway glance at the man with posters as they walk by. 

Physical Description:

Photograph of a man standing on a sidewalk holding posters of John F. Kennedy.

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