Man at segregated water fountain--Alabama

1955

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a street scene featuring a water fountain labeled "COLORED." The image shows a busy urban setting with several people walking along a sidewalk lined with shops. In the foreground, a water fountain sign reads "COLORED." A parking meter is visible nearby, and automobiles are parked along the street. The photograph is in black and white, capturing the fashion and urban environment of the time. Various details like the telephone pole with remnants of old posters provide additional context to the street scene's historical and social setting.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2009

  • Looking In: Robert Frank's The Americans, National Gallery of Art, Washington; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2009, no. 65.02.

Wikidata ID

Q64164111

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