Coffee shop, Ventura Boulevard--Los Angeles

1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image displays a diner counter with large objects like a "SWAMI" machine, a napkin holder, and a metal dispenser, as well as smaller items such as a sugar shaker and a creamer jug in the center foreground. The color scheme is monochromatic gray, typical of a black and white photograph. In the background to the left, a server stands behind the counter, with various canisters and containers on the shelves. A payphone is mounted on the upper right wall, and a condiment dispenser and a plate with a sandwich are visible on the right side of the counter.
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Provenance

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

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Wikidata ID

Q64164778

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