From the Bus, New York

1958

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

Three men are walking along a city sidewalk. Two men in the foreground are carrying suitcases in their right hands. The first man on the left wears a light-colored suit with a tie and dark shoes. The man in the middle wears a light suit without a tie, revealing an open-collared shirt. The third man, slightly taller, is wearing a similar light-colored suit. There are other people dressed in business attire walking or standing in the background. A sign with the word "FLOWER" is partially visible above them. The lighting creates strong contrasts between sunlight and shadows, highlighting the architectural elements of the buildings.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. J. Patrick and Patricia A. Kennedy, Chestnut Hill, MA; gift to NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1962

  • Photographs by Harry Callahan and Robert Frank. Museum of Modern Art, New York, 29 January - 1 April 1962.

2012

  • I SPY: Photography and the Theater of the Street, 1939-2010, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, April 22 – August 5, 2012

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right below image in black ink: Robert Frank; lower left below image: NYC Bus 1958; on verso, on label affixed to lower left corner, typed in black ink: THE MINNEAPOLIS / INSTITUTE / OF ARTS / No. L64.143.4 [crossed out in graphite]; / by unknown hand in graphite: 2032 – IV; / typed in black ink: Lent / By Robert Frank; on label affixed to bottom left corner, by unknown hand in graphite: RF.730 2032 – IV; typed in black ink: 175 / MUSEUM OF MODERN ART / 11 WEST [sticker torn off] EW YORK 19, N.Y. / ARTIST: [sticker torn off]

Wikidata ID

Q64161529

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