Curb Service, Newport News, Virginia
Artist
John Vachon
(American, 1914-1975)
DateNovember 1937
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 6 1/2 × 9 3/8 in. (16.5 × 23.8 cm)
Overall, Support: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Overall, Support: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number85.1.6
Terms
- Men
- Storefront
- Cat
- Farm Security Administration
- Black
- White
- Documentary
- Newport News, Virginia
On View
Not on viewLabel TextJohn Vachon American, 1914–1975 Curb service, Newport News, Virginia, November 1937 Gelatin silver print (photograph), printed 1985 At the end of 1937, America experienced what was commonly known as Roosevelt’s Recession—a setback in the economic recovery that kept unemployment rates high. John Vachon’s image of a closed business with men sitting on the curb, accompanied by an alley cat, captures the ongoing struggle to find work that confronted many Americans. Chrysler Museum purchase 85.1.6
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