Boston (Alcoholism is only one of the many health problems on the street. Every night in Boston, two mobile units, each with at least one medical person and two outreach workers, patrol the streets and back alleys of the city. They bring hot food, blankets, clothing, and most important, a sympathetic ear.)

1999

Betsy Karel

Artist, American, born 1946

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of Betsy K. Karel)
Dimensions

image: 22.1 × 32.7 cm (8 11/16 × 12 7/8 in.)
sheet: 27.9 × 35.4 cm (11 × 13 15/16 in.)
Accession

2015.19.5100

Provenance

Betsy Karel, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2007; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1999

The Way Home: Ending Homelessness in America, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, December 4, 1999 - January 30, 2000.

Bibliography

1999

The Way Home: Ending Homelessness in America. Exh. cat. Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 1999: 79.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: FRAMPTON #76