Love on the Bus, Chicago, Illinois

1967, printed 2024

John Simmons

Associated Names
John Simmons

Artist, American, born 1950

The image shows a seated couple on a bus. The man holds the woman closely, with her head resting on his shoulder. The man's face is in partial profile with a mustache and a focused expression. He wears a dark beanie and a coat. The woman has straight hair and appears relaxed, gazing slightly forward. She wears a patterned scarf and a coat. They are seated on a bus bench with metallic armrests. A window with blurred lights is behind them, and a "No Smoking or Spitting" sign is visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.48 × 20.32 cm (12 × 8 in.)
    sheet: 35.56 × 27.94 cm (14 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.24.6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Simmons, Los Angeles; NGA purchase, 2024.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: John Simmons, ASC / Chicago 1967 / "Love On the Bus"

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