Boston (Darrel and Barbara met a year ago when Darrel saw Barbara sitting on a wall. "We talked and decided to pool our money to buy a half-pint," he says. "We've been together ever since." On frigid weekends, especially after the sun sets and before the shelter opens, they ride the subway to keep warm. "Riding the train gives us some peace, some space away from the rest of them.")

1999

Betsy Karel

Associated Names
Betsy Karel

Artist, American, born 1946

The black and white image shows two photos on a film strip. In the first photo, a woman's close-up profile is shown. She is wearing a knit hat and a coat with a furry collar, with her hand resting near her face. The background includes other individuals and parts of a subway car. The second photo features a man and the same woman seated inside a subway car. The man wears a knit hat and a jacket with the word "FILA," while the woman is in a similar pose as in the first photo. Behind them is an advertisement on the subway wall mentioning "Too blue?" and St. John's Wort. The interior of the subway, including seating and part of a handrail, is visible.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Betsy K. Karel)

  • Dimensions

    image: 27 × 54.2 cm (10 5/8 × 21 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 50.6 × 60.8 cm (19 15/16 × 23 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.5106

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Betsy Karel, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2007; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1999

  • The Way Home: Ending Homelessness in America, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, December 4, 1999 - January 30, 2000.

Bibliography

1999

  • The Way Home: Ending Homelessness in America. Exh. cat. Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 1999: 84-85.

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