The Game--New Orleans

1937, printed 1980s

John Gutmann

Associated Names
John Gutmann

Artist, American, born Poland, 1905 - 1998

This is a photograph of three masked figures walking together outdoors. The ground is littered with paper or leaves. The central figure is wearing a suit and tie with a smooth, featureless mask, flanked by two figures in similar attire with different stylized masks. In the background, a busy street filled with people, some in historical attire, is visible. A building with a sign reading "WATCHES DIAMONDS JEWELRY" is in the background. The high contrast black-and-white composition gives a vintage and mysterious atmosphere.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.1 x 18.3 cm (9 1/8 x 7 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 x 20.2 cm (10 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.67.90

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joshua P. Smith, Washington, DC; NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2000

  • John Gutmann: Culture Shock. Exh. cat. Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University. Stanford, 2000, pl. 56.

Wikidata ID

Q64156047

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