"Always Camel," Times Square

1922, printed 1979

Ralph Steiner

Associated Names
Ralph Steiner

Artist, American, 1899 - 1986

This is a black and white photograph of an outdoor advertising scene. The image shows a large advertisement for Camel cigarettes above a row of storefronts. The advertisement features a smiling man in a suit with a cigarette in his mouth, alongside a packet of Camel cigarettes. The text on the advertisement reads "Always" and "M'FD BY R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO." The street-level scene shows several shops, including a hat shop, a music store, and a specialty shop, with various signs advertising goods such as hosiery, underwear, hats, and gloves. The composition captures the bustling atmosphere of an urban commercial district.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Isaac Lagnado, New York; gift to NGA, 2013.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right under image on mount in graphite: ralph steiner; on verso, by artist, center in black marker: In the 1920s the north end of / Times Square was "stopped" by / a huge sign - maybe it is still there. / musicians, vaudeville actors, stage hands / exchanged gossip and jokes under the sign. / r.st.; by unknown hand, upper right in graphite: #9568; bottom right: Steiner/H-K; crossed out in black ink: [?]

Wikidata ID

Q64158872

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