Vendor in New York City

April 1968

Benedict J. Fernandez

Associated Names
Benedict J. Fernandez

Artist, American, 1936 - 2021

The image shows a man standing on a sidewalk beside a makeshift vendor stand. He is holding a stack of portraits, prominently featuring John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. The man is wearing a dark pinstripe suit, a white shirt, and a tie, along with a dark fedora. Several pins are visible on his suit. The vendor stand is filled with various buttons and more images, primarily of political figures. Behind him is a bustling urban street scene with parked cars, large buildings, and bare trees.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Benedict J. Fernandez, North Bergen, NJ; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1995; acquired by NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, center, stamped perpendicular in black ink: © BENEDICT J. FERNANDEZ / BENEDICT J. FERNANDEZ / PHOTOGRAPHER / 1432 37TH STREET / NORTH BERGEN, N. J. / 201 - 865-6997

Wikidata ID

Q64145110

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