Passersby Watch Police and Ambulance Attendants after Edward White was Killed Yesterday

May 23, 1949

Arthur Ellis

Associated Names
Arthur Ellis

Artist, American, 1912 - 1989

This is a photograph of a crowded street corner near a market. In the foreground, a group of people, including law enforcement officers, are gathered around an individual lying on the ground at the street's edge. An ambulance is parked nearby, partially visible on the left side of the image. The crowd is diverse, with individuals of various ages observing the scene. Behind them, a building prominently displays a sign reading "Kay's Market," advertising groceries and vegetables, with other signs visible that mention meat and beverages like Coca-Cola. A laundry line is strung up across the street. The buildings have a textured facade and appear to be in an urban environment.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frederica Ellis, wife of the artist, Washington, DC; Debra Weingarten Jacobs, niece of the artist, North Bethesda, MD, 2001; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2005; acquired by NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2003

  • Front Page: The Photographs of Arthur Ellis, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, July 2 – August 14, 2003

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, center left in black ink on red sticker: 2) / 11MB; center stamped in black ink: PHOTO BY ELLIS; center right: MAY 23 1949; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right in graphite: 2005.010.033

Wikidata ID

Q64144985

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