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Wall Scribbles: Man in a Straw Hat Walking by Lady and Clown Graffiti, San Francisco

1939, printed later

John Gutmann

(American, b. Germany, 1905–1998)
Culture
Germany
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
Image: 26.6 x 27.1 cm (10 1/2 x 10 11/16 in.); Paper: 27.8 x 35.5 cm (10 15/16 x 14 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2025.351
Edition
edition of 5
Copyright
© Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print
A square black-and-white photograph depicts a man with light skin tone walking toward our left in a three-piece suit and white straw hat. He adjusts his brim, face turned away, while his jacket billows behind him. Behind the figure, a wooden wall features large line drawings of a woman's profile and a grinning cartoon clown. Bright sunlight casts sharp, dark shadows, emphasizing the textures of the weathered wood and pavement.

Wall Scribbles: Man in a Straw Hat Walking by Lady and Clown Graffiti, San Francisco

1939, printed later

John Gutmann

(American, b. Germany, 1905–1998)
Germany

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