Man asleep in hotel lobby, Taylor, Texas
| Artist | Russell Lee (American, 1903–1986) |
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| Title | Man asleep in hotel lobby, Taylor, Texas |
| Date | November 1939 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 6 11/16 × 9 5/8 in. (17 × 24.4 cm) Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 1/16 in. (20.7 × 25.5 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.1.53 |
| This artwork is currently off display. You may be able to see this artwork by filling out an art viewing room request. | |
A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts an older light-skinned man sleeping sitting upright at the left side of a couch. His fedora hat is pulled down over his left eye, his legs are crossed, and a newspaper rests on his knee. The newspaper headline reads (upside down): "THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE | SOVIET ACCUSES ROOSEVELT OF 'MIXING IN' | FASCIST CHIEFS DEPOSED IN BIG SHAKE-UP".
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"Man asleep in hotel lobby, Taylor, Texas | 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.1.53