Street vendors--People

1941-1945

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of an outdoor street scene featuring a cart and a dog. The image shows a snowy urban setting with buildings in the background. In the center, there is an enclosed cart with various items on top, possibly for vending. Next to the cart, a medium-sized dog stands on the snow-covered ground. The architecture in the background consists of multi-story buildings with shuttered windows and ironwork balconies, suggesting a European urban environment. The scene captures the interplay between urban commerce and domesticity in a past era, with a monochrome format and vintage clothing styles.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank

  • Dimensions

    image: 6.8 x 8 cm (2 11/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 7.5 x 8.7 cm (2 15/16 x 3 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.37.196

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist, New York; gift to NGA, 1994.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64161230

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