Boston (One way in which the staff at the Pine Street Inn tries to establish relationships of trust with their homeless clientele is by encouraging them to have foot soaks at the end of the day. Afterwards, they are given clean socks and, if necessary, new shoes. The nurses have often found that over a period of time, their guests relax enough during these sessions to tell them what is on their minds.)

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 × 32.6 cm (8 11/16 × 12 13/16 in.)
sheet: 27.9 × 35.4 cm (11 × 13 15/16 in.)
Accession

2015.19.5109

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.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, bottom right corner in graphite: FRAMPTON CGA #85