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Storekeeper in front of men's store. Caruthersville, Mo.

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ArtistRussell Lee (American, 1903–1986)
TitleStorekeeper in front of men's store. Caruthersville, Mo.
DateAugust 1938
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 9/16 × 9 5/8 in. (16.6 × 24.4 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.6 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineHenry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number79.200.XX.1.122
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a light-skinnedman in a short-sleeved button-down shirt leaning back in a wooden chair outside, resting his head on his hand and knee. To the viewer's right, a pair of trousers hangs in front of a storefront window; other clothing items are visible inside the window.

A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a light-skinnedman in a short-sleeved button-down shirt leaning back in a wooden chair outside, resting his head on his hand and knee. To the viewer's right, a pair of trousers hangs in front of a storefront window; other clothing items are visible inside the window.

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"Storekeeper in front of men's store. Caruthersville, Mo. | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=79.200.XX.1.122