Uncle Sam with his hat off beside a hydrant, N.Y.C. 1961

1961

Diane Arbus

Associated Names
Diane Arbus

Artist, American, 1923 - 1971

The image shows an elderly man standing on a sidewalk. He is facing the camera, holding a bowler hat in one hand and a cane with a striped pattern in the other. The man has a full beard, mustache, and slightly unruly, balding hair. He looks slightly upward with a neutral expression. He is wearing a costume reminiscent of Uncle Sam, with a long coat adorned with star motifs, a wide, patterned tie, a buttoned vest, and pinstripe pants. The background is an urban setting with a brick wall with peeling paint and partial text visible, and an old-fashioned fire hydrant on the sidewalk next to the man.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jeffrey Fraenkel and Frish Brandt

  • Dimensions

    image: 25.4 × 17.15 cm (10 × 6 3/4 in.)
    sheet/mount: 35.56 × 27.94 cm (14 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.165.19

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Estate of Diane Arbus, New York; Jeffery Fraenkel and Frish Brandt, San Francisco, November 2009; gift to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, top center Diane Arbus Estate stamp in black ink: Copyright © [by Doon Arbus in black ink: 2007] / THE ESTATE OF DIANE ARBUS LLC / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED / THIS PHOTOGRAPH MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVER WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION / FROM THE ESTATE OF DIANE ARBUS LLC; second stamp in black ink: A DIANE ARBUS PRINT; by Doon Arbus, top right in black ink: #1069-34-2v-1114 / Doon Arbus [signed]; stamped in black ink: DOON ARBUS FOR THE ESTATE OF DIANE ARBUS LLC; by unknown hand, lower right corner in graphite: DAQ 4448.z

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