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Policeman, South Boston, Massachusetts
Policeman, South Boston, Massachusetts

Policeman, South Boston, Massachusetts

Artist Eugene Richards (American, born 1944)
Date1975
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 12 9/16 × 18 9/16 inches (31.9 × 47.14 cm)
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 19 7/8 inches (40.31 × 50.47 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2018.20.15
SignedSigned and dated on sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "Eugene Richards, 1975"
InscribedOn sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "Policeman, South Boston, Mass."
Markingsnone
On View
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DescriptionImage of a uniformed police officer standing outside of a doorway where two women stand. A racial epithet is written on the wall outside with an arrow pointing towards the door.Provenance
The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2018;   
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.
Copyright© Eugene Richards
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