Man with Umbrella, Nashville, Tennessee

1970, printed 2024

John Simmons

Associated Names
John Simmons

Artist, American, born 1950

The image shows a man walking along a sidewalk. He is in a slightly leaned-forward walking position. The man's facial features include a cigarette held in his mouth and a thin face with defined cheekbones. He is wearing a hat, covering most of his hair, and a coat over a suit, which consists of a tie, shirt, and trousers. He is holding an umbrella in his right hand as he walks. The background reveals a street scene with parked cars lining the street and trees lining the sidewalk. The image is in black and white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.73 × 20.07 cm (12 1/8 × 7 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 28.19 × 36.07 cm (11 1/8 × 14 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.24.5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Simmons, Los Angeles; NGA purchase, 2024.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2025

  • The '70s Lens: Reimagining Documentary Photography: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 6, 2024–April 6, 2025

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: John Simmons, ASC / Nashville, TN, 1971 / Man with Umbrella"

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