Shell gas station attendant--North Carolina

1955

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image displays a man standing at a gas station, holding a gasoline pump nozzle inserted into a vehicle. He is slightly bent over, wearing a uniform with a cap, a shirt featuring the "Shell" logo, and trousers. The man has a round face, short hair, and several pens in his shirt pocket. The gas station setting includes another parked vehicle, utility poles, buildings, and signs for "FAST MEAT RECOVERY" and "PHENIX CITY CLEANERS."
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Provenance

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

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Wikidata ID

Q64164101

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