Wash, but don't Wax
- Photograph by
- White, John H., American, born 1945
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1970-1989
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper and mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and sheet): 10 15/16 × 13 7/8 in. (27.8 × 35.2 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photographic print of a man washing his car. Two children are sitting on the hood of the car while the man sprays them with a water hose and washes the car. The girl is wearing a bathing suit and shower cap on her head. Her mouth is open in a broad grin. A boy is sitting behind her with his back to the camera. There is a piece of paper glued to the back of the photograph that reads [IPPA Pictures of the Year / Photographer of the year / Pictures of the year / Newspaper picture editor (s) of the year / If photo is part of a portfolio, put a heavy mark in the proper box. / Name: JOHN H. WHITE / Employer: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES / Catagory: FEATURE / Title: WASH, BUT DON'T WAX]. There are inscriptions on the back that read [FEATURE / 9] and [PORTFOLIO].
- Place captured
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Children
- Photography
- Play
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
- Object number
- 2016.118.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- © John H. White
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.