Barber Shop

Colorful painting of men in a barber shop where a game of pool is in progress.   Museum description: "Barber Shop is set in an establishment that Sample patronized in Orleans, Vermont. It shows the spry, octogenarian proprietor, Mr. Bowman, shaving a gentleman with a straight-edge razor, while other customers concentrate on a game of billiards. At the time, barber shops were male gathering places. Lovingly rendered details, such as the still life of barber's implements beneath the mirror, the fisherman's creel on the wall, or the spittoon on the floor, all suggest the activities associated with the place and, if isolated, could serve as striking still-life compositions by themselve."