Times Square Restaurant, Looking Out at People

1946

Godfrey Frankel

Associated Names
Godfrey Frankel

Artist, American, 1912 - 1995

The image displays a group of people in an urban setting. Most are seen from the waist up, and they exhibit various directions. Some men wear overcoats and fedoras, while one man stands in front with glasses and dark, curly hair. Among the women, one wears a decorative hat, and another sports a headscarf. Some individuals are in motion or turning their heads, making facial details less clear. The clothing is formal and suggests a mid-20th-century style. In the foreground, through a window, there are blurry objects resembling baked goods. The background shows a busy street with vintage cars parked and shops with visible signs, marking it as a shopping district.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the artist)

  • Dimensions

    image: 19 × 24 cm (7 1/2 × 9 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.32 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4316


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Godfrey Frankel, Silver Spring, MD; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, (through the Witkin Gallery, Inc., New York), 1983; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, upper center in graphite: Godfrey Frankel / Times Square Restaurant / Looking out at people / 1946; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner: 1983.81a

Wikidata ID

Q64154325

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