New gas station--Omaha, Nebraska

1956

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a deserted gas station with covered gas pumps. The image depicts an empty service station, featuring four gas pumps at the forefront, each wrapped with fabric or canvas material. The atmosphere is one of abandonment or transition. The rectangular garage doors and flat-roofed building with a small canopy emphasize mid-20th century gas station architecture. The scene is devoid of human presence, focusing on the stillness and muted tones of the covered machinery and surrounding structures. The ground appears clean yet desolate.
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The artist, New York; gift to NGA, 1990.

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Wikidata ID

Q64165085

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