Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2019.

Harlem

Artist John Albok (Hungarian (active in the United States), 1894 - 1982)

CultureAmerican

Date1932

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 12 1/8 × 10 11/16 in. (30.8 × 27.1 cm)
Overall, Support: 12 9/16 × 11 in. (31.9 × 27.9 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)

SignedBottom right, mat window, black ink: John Albok

InscribedBottom left, mat window, black ink: 1932 Harlem

Credit LineGift of Linda and Michael McGraw

Object number2019.14.2

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DescriptionThis is a black and white photograph depicting 5 black men sitting under an overpass. They are gathered around a makeshift fire. All the men are wearing hats.
ProvenancePhotographs Do Not Bend Gallery, Dallas, Texas; Mike and Linda McGraw, purchased from gallery, 2013; Chrysler Museum of Art, gift from the McGraws in 2019.