361, Station Agent Waiting to Hoop Orders to Eastbound Freight Train, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia

1961, printed 2012

David Plowden

Associated Names
David Plowden

Artist, American, 1932 - 2026

In the image, an elderly man stands on a train platform holding a tool that resembles a pickaxe. He is upright, wearing a fedora-style hat and glasses, and dressed in a dark suit with a button-up jacket. The surroundings include a wet platform with puddles, a wooden bench, building siding, and train tracks leading to a tunnel. The background features misty hills and light poles along the platform edge.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    inkjet print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David Plowden

  • Dimensions

    image: 29.2 × 29.7 cm (11 1/2 × 11 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 48.26 × 33.02 cm (19 × 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.59.55

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David Plowden, Winnetka, IL; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, print verso, center, in graphite: N-002 – 1961 / Agent, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad / Haper’s Ferry, West Virginia / David Plowden 1961 / RL-GFS / Super B / 3/15/12

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