Robert and Mary Frank, San Gennaro Festival, New York City

1950

Louis Faurer

Associated Names
Louis Faurer

Artist, American, 1916 - 2001

The image shows an upper-body view of a man and a woman standing close together. The man has short hair and is wearing a turtleneck sweater, while the woman has long wavy hair and is dressed in a dark top. The man is holding incense sticks, and there is a doll with long hair and a hula skirt in the background. The setting appears to be a dimly lit public space or festive event.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Joshua P. Smith Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 24.9 x 34.3 cm (9 13/16 x 13 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.128.36

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joshua P. Smith, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2001.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper center verso in graphite: Damaged Negative; center verso in graphite: Robert and Mary Frank / San Genaro Festival / New York, N.Y. 1950 / c Louis Faurer 1950; lower center verso in graphite: 1950 Louis Faurer

Wikidata ID

Q64157576

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