Waiting Room Scene

1950

Esther Bubley

Associated Names
Esther Bubley

Artist, American, 1921 - 1998

The image shows a bench in a public waiting area. The bench has bags, a hat, and parcels on it. Two suitcases are on the floor under the bench. In the background, there are people standing in groups. The image is in black and white.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Timothy and Suzanne Hyde

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 16.1 × 23.9 cm (6 5/16 × 9 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.183.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Standard Oil Company, New York. (Marla Hamburg Kennedy, New York); Tim and Suzanne Hyde, Alexandria, VA, 2006; gift to NGA, 2019.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top right in black ink: 49534 / M7; upper right in graphite on yellow sticker: KBP #1660; upper right in graphite: N409e; center printed in black ink on applied paper: Greyhound Bus Terminal, / 245 West 56th Street / New York City / 49534 / M-7 Waiting room scene.; by unknown hand, center in graphite inverted: 49534; center stamped in red ink: PLEASE CREDIT / STANDARD OIL CO. (N.J.); lower left: PLEASE RETURN UNUSED PHOTOS SO / STANDARD OIL CO., (N.J.) / PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPT. / 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA / NEW YORK 20. N. Y.

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