Street scene--Omaha, Nebraska

1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image depicts several women and children on a city sidewalk, with part of the street visible in the background. In the foreground, a woman holding a baby is captured from the waist up, looking off to the side while wearing a checkered-patterned dress. Next to her, another woman is shown from the shoulders up, standing upright. She has short hair styled neatly and is wearing a dark dress with a polka-dot pattern. Her facial features include a confident smile, and she adorns herself with a pearl necklace and earrings. To the front left and near her, a young girl with long hair and bangs is visible, appearing to hold onto an object. Another child, with a partial view of their face, looks out from behind the woman in the polka-dot dress. In the background, the street scene features people strolling along the sidewalk, a classic car parked on the road, and distant buildings lining the street. The atmosphere seems busy with a mix of men and women in mid-20th-century attire going about their activities.
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Provenance

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

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64165083

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