On Saturday and Sunday the street is empty. Georgie is alone.

1951

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows a young boy standing in the middle of a wide, empty street. The boy is facing the camera with a neutral expression. He has short, curly hair, and his facial features are prominent. He is wearing a light-colored t-shirt, dark shorts, shoes with socks. The background consists of tall buildings lining both sides of the street, with one building prominently displaying a water tower on its roof. There are a few parked cars along the street, and the image conveys depth as the street extends into the distance. The image is in black and white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 34.6 x 24.2 cm (13 5/8 x 9 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.28.23

  • Series Title

    People You Don't See

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist, New York; gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2010

  • Street Seen: The Psychological Gesture in American Photography, 1940-59, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, 2010, no. 39.

Inscriptions

on verso, Life magazine label, upper left typed in black ink: LIFE CONTEST ENTRY NO. [by artist in green ink: 507] / NAME [by artist in green ink: Robert Frank] / ADDRESS / STREET CITY STATE [by artist, above in green ink: 53 E 11th Str. N.Y.C.] / IF WITH U.S. ARMED FORCES, WRITE SERVICE ADDRESS BELOW / TITLE OF PICTURE (OR STORY) [by artist in green ink: People you don't see] / WHERE TAKEN [by artist in green ink: 11th Street] WHEN [by artist in green ink: August 51] / TYPE OF CAMERA USED [by artist in green ink: Leica] / CAPTION MATERIALS / [by artist in green ink: On Saturday and Sunday the / Street is empty. Georgie is alone.] / IF INDIVIDUAL PICTURE CHECK HERE / IF PICTURE STORY THIS IS NUMBER [by artist in green ink: 16] IN STORY [by artist in green ink: 1]; Life magazine label, center left printed in white ink: THIS PRINT WAS PRESENTED / FOR FINAL JUDGING IN THE / [LIFE magazine logo] LIFE; by unknown hand, upper right in red ink underlined: 9; typed in black ink on applied label across bottom inverted: On Saturday and Sunday the street is empty/ Georgie is / alone.

Wikidata ID

Q64161086

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