Care Free

1938

Kurt Hutton

Associated Names
Kurt Hutton

Artist, German, 1893 - 1960

This is a grayscale photograph that appears to show an amusement park ride in motion. The ride is made of several wheeled cars with bench seats. The row of cars curves from the top left corner towards the bottom left corner, and each car is attached to a spoke-like rod that leads to the left. The car closest to us has a visible design on the side, with the word "Caterpillar" and a design of a caterpillar against a white background. On the right is a wooden platform with metal railings around it. The two cars closest to us are occupied. In the front car are two women smiling widely. The woman on the right is partially standing, the motion of the ride blowing her skirt up. The car behind them is filled with two adults and two children, all with their hair blowing in the wind. All of the people have pale skin.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.5 × 16.9 cm (9 5/8 × 6 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 × 17.7 cm (9 15/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.39.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Picture Post, London. (James Hyman Photography, London); NGA purchase, 2020.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, top left stamped in purple ink perpendicular: KC9063; by unknown hand, top right in black ink: NORMAN HALL / 696 / 8T; upper center in red pencil: 939E; center stamped in black ink perpendicular: Please credit PICTURE POST / photograph by K. Hutton


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