Orchard Street

c. 1939

Lou Barlow

Associated Names
Lou Barlow

Artist, American, 1908 - 2011

The image shows a fish market scene with a vendor holding a fish. Various individuals are depicted from differing angles and distances. One vendor is shown holding a fish and gesturing. Two people are shown from the side and behind on the left, while two others are shown on the right. The background features structural supports of the market stall. Signs above the vendor read "FLOUNDER CARP 10¢ lb." and "FRESH FISH."
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in brown and purple on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy

  • Dimensions

    image: 28.26 × 20.64 cm (11 1/8 × 8 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 36.83 × 22.86 cm (14 1/2 × 9 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.109.12

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(M. Lee Stone Fine Prints, San Jose, California); Bob Stana and Tom Judy, Washington, D.C., 1988; acquired 2019 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 14/25; lower center in graphite: Orchard Street; lower right in graphite: Lou Barlow

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