Four O'Clock Traffic, Norfolk, Virginia
Artist
John Vachon
(American, 1914-1975)
Publisher
Library of Congress
CultureAmerican
Date1941
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 9 5/16 × 7 1/8 in. (23.7 × 18.1 cm)
Overall, Support: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 1/16 × 16 in. (51 × 40.6 cm)
Overall, Support: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 1/16 × 16 in. (51 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, Horace W. Goldsmith Fund
Object number84.78.60
Not on view
DescriptionThis is one of a series of 132 FSA photographs of Virginia; all are gelatin silver prints.Label TextJohn Vachon American, 1914–1975 Four O'Clock Traffic, Norfolk, Virginia, March 1941 Gelatin silver print (photograph), printed 1984 As defense work increased, so did the region’s traffic. Shown here is the intersection of Indian River and Wilson Road, which is a half a mile from Norfolk’s Ship Repair facilities. Chrysler Museum purchase 84.78.60 ProvenancePurchased prints from Library of Congress (negatives on file at Library of Congress,) 1984.Exhibition History"Mountaineers to Main Streets: The Old Dominion as seen through the Farm Security Administration Photographs," Large Changing Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, May 3 - June 16, 1985. "In the Driver's Seat: Cars and Our Culture," Peninsula Fine Arts Center (Newport News), Sept. 14 - Nov. 4, 2001. Published ReferencesBrooks Johnson. _Mountaineers to Main Streets: The Old Dominion as seen through the Farm Security Administration Photographs_. The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA. 1985: p. 136.
