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The image depicts a vintage barber shop interior with a large wooden cabinet filled with bottles and containers, a mirror, and a clock. The color palette includes rich browns, deep reds, and accents of gold and pastels. Barber chairs with red upholstery are in the foreground facing the cabinet. A decorative screen partly covers a window with a green valance on the right. A chandelier hangs overhead, and a calendar is visible on the left wall.
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The image depicts a vintage barber shop interior with a large wooden cabinet filled with bottles and containers, a mirror, and a clock. The color palette includes rich browns, deep reds, and accents of gold and pastels. Barber chairs with red upholstery are in the foreground facing the cabinet. A decorative screen partly covers a window with a green valance on the right. A chandelier hangs overhead, and a calendar is visible on the left wall.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Barber Shop

Perkins Harnly

Date
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 45.3 x 57.3 cm (17 13/16 x 22 9/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.16845
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
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Subjects and terms

  • American

NGA object ID 28936. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.