Drug store—Detroit

1955

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a grayscale photograph featuring a diner or soda fountain scene. The photograph shows a long counter stretching away from us with patrons seated on stools, facing the left. Items such as glasses, napkins, and utensils are visible on the counter. Some women stand behind the counter, wearing dresses and headbands. Advertisements for "Orange Whip" for 10 cents are displayed several times in the establishment.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Christopher and Alexandra Middendorf, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1978

  • The Americans. New York, 1978: p. 149.

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: p. 408.

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: 1955; lower right in ink: R. Frank; all by later hands: lower center verso in graphite: EE 797-25; stamped in black, lower right verso: ROBERT FRANK ARCHIVE; within stamp, lower right verso in graphite: Americans 69 / Drugstore, Detroit 1955 / 6

Wikidata ID

Q64164032

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