Fruit Stand
Artist
Unknown
CultureAmerican
DateNovember 1919
MediumSelenium-toned gelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 7 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (19.1 × 24.1 cm)
Overall, Support: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Overall, Support: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of David Johnson
Object number87.502.27
Not on view
Label TextUnknown American
Fruit Stand, Norfolk, Virginia, November 1919
Selenium-toned gelatin silver print from glass plate negative, printed by David Johnson, 1987
Gift of David Johnson 87.502.27
This image is one of over forty by an unknown photographer who documented the businesses in early 20th-century Norfolk. While the nearby photographs of downtown Norfolk offer sweeping bird’s-eye views, these works focus on closely cropped shop fronts and interior views with their proprietors looking on. By using this format, the photographer celebrates the proud, hard-working businessmen and -women who made the city hum.
Exhibition History"Portraying a Nation: American Portrait Photography, 1850-2010," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, August 25, 2010 - September 11, 2011.
"Let's Go Shopping," Selden Arcade, Norfolk, VA, March 19 - June 8, 2013.
