San Francisco, Market Street

December 23, 1981

John Harding

Associated Names
John Harding

Artist, American, born 1940

The image depicts three people from the waist up. On the left, a woman faces a young boy on the right. The woman is standing wearing a large fur coat, holding a brown leather bag. Her dark brown, wavy hair is tied back with a red headband. The boy, standing casually with hands in pockets, looks up at her. He wears a dark jacket over a hoodie and plaid shirt, with light brown, straight hair falling over his forehead. In the background, a person with curly dark hair stands in a phone booth on the city street, holding the phone receiver to their ear. The urban scene includes a large building, a passing streetcar, and reflections in the windows of people and buildings.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Sandra S. Phillips

  • Dimensions

    image: 32.7 × 48.9 cm (12 7/8 × 19 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 40.64 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.140.9.7

Associated Artworks

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This is a photograph of a street scene with a building and a shadow cast on the pavement. The image shows the side of a building painted in a teal color with two windows visible. A sidewalk runs alongside the building, where there is a green plastic bag placed on the ground. A shadow is prominently cast on the sidewalk, extending from the street. The light suggests it might be afternoon with clear skies, as shadows are long and distinct on the pavement.

San Francisco, 5th & Bryant Street

John Harding

2005

The image contains text on a white background. The text reads "JOHN HARDING" in a bold and spaced-out font, followed by "Ten Photographs" in a smaller font, and "1981-2008" to the right.

Ten Photographs

John Harding

1981

This is a photograph of an interior space with natural and artificial light creating a warm atmosphere. The scene shows a room with high contrast between shadows and light coming in through a window with blinds. In the foreground, there is a stand holding items and wooden elements. To the right, there is a glass bowl with red apples on a round table against a mirrored surface. The mirror reflects parts of the room, adding depth to the image. The arrangement of objects and use of light suggest a cozy ambiance within a public or social setting.

South Miami Beach, Florida

John Harding

1994


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Harding, San Francisco; Sandra Phillips, San Francisco; gift to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, along bottom, left to right in black ink: 12/23/81 16 of 20 San Francisco, Market St. © John Harding


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