Dawoud Bey

Garden Barber Shop, Harlem, NY
1975

A black and white photograph of a man standing in front of a barber shop. The shop's window displays the address "2207" and the words "GARDEN BARBER SHOP" in bold letters. Inside the shop, another person is faintly visible in the background. The man in the foreground is wearing a short-sleeved shirt with a tie and has a slightly weary expression. Posters showcasing different hairstyles and the text "Today's look!" are visible in the window beside him.
A black and white photograph of a man standing in front of a barber shop. The shop's window displays the address "2207" and the words "GARDEN BARBER SHOP" in bold letters. Inside the shop, another person is faintly visible in the background. The man in the foreground is wearing a short-sleeved shirt with a tie and has a slightly weary expression. Posters showcasing different hairstyles and the text "Today's look!" are visible in the window beside him.

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Date
1975

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet (sight): 12 5/16 × 8 7/16in. (31.3 × 21.4 cm) Image (sight): 11 3/4 × 7 15/16in. (29.8 × 20.2 cm)

Accession number
2021.147

Edition
3/10 with 2 APs

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Arthur and Susan Fleischer

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/65553

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