Shoe Shine
Ernest Crichlow
Contemporary Art
On View: American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, A Quiet Place
MEDIUM
Oil on Masonite
DATES
1953
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)
(show scale)
SIGNATURE
Lower right: "Ernie Crichlow 53"
ACCESSION NUMBER
65.204.3
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Daniel and Rita Fraad, Jr.
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1955, provenance not yet documented; by December 1955, acquired by Barbara ("Bunny") Marks of Scarsdale, NY; December 2, 1955, purchased from Barbara Marks by Daniel Fraad, Jr. and Rita Rich Fraad of Scarsdale, NY; December 8, 1965, gift of Daniel Fraad, Jr. and Rita Rich Fraad to the Brooklyn Museum.
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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). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Daniel and Rita Fraad, Jr., 65.204.3 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 65.204.3_PS22.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 65.204.3_PS22.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2024
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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.