Saul Leiter

Sign Painter, New York
1954, printed later

A person is painting a commercial advertisement on a brick wall for a clothes shop, listing items such as tuxedos and waiters outfits. The text is in large, bold letters painted in yellow and red, and a ladder is propped up against the wall. The painter, wearing a white shirt and dark pants, is bending over to dip the brush into a paint can.
A person is painting a commercial advertisement on a brick wall for a clothes shop, listing items such as tuxedos and waiters outfits. The text is in large, bold letters painted in yellow and red, and a ladder is propped up against the wall. The painter, wearing a white shirt and dark pants, is bending over to dip the brush into a paint can.

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Date
1954, printed later

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Silver dye bleach print (Ilfochrome)

Dimensions
Sheet: 14 1/16 × 11 1/8in. (35.7 × 28.3 cm) Image: 13 11/16 × 9in. (34.8 × 22.9 cm)

Accession number
2006.24

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Saul Leiter Estate

API
artworks/27682

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