The Junk Man

ca. 1955

Dating: Approximate
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching and aquatint
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (24.8 × 21 cm) Plate: 8 7/8 × 7 1/2 in. (22.5 × 19.1 cm)
Collection no.: 1999.529.59
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Junk Man — Aaron Douglas. ca. 1955.

Medium: Etching and aquatint. Dimensions: Sheet: 9 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (24.8 × 21 cm) Plate: 8 7/8 × 7 1/2 in. (22.5 × 19.1 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Reba and Dave Williams, 1999.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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