The Barber Shop c. 1940

"The Barber Shop" is a lithograph by Charles Wheeler Locke, created in 1940. The artwork depicts a barber shaving a customer in a barbershop setting. Locke, a renowned artist born in 1899, used the medium of lithograph to depict the everyday life of Americans, capturing the atmosphere of a local barbershop in the 1940s. The detailed and lifelike depiction of the figures and setting further enhance the realism of the scene. With its emphasis on everyday scenarios, the artwork serves as a visual record of a bygone era.