Bicyclist, Naples, Italy
Artist
Sabine Weiss
(French (born Switzerland), born 1924)
Date1955
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensions9 3/8 × 11 7/8 in. (23.8 × 30.2 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2020.19.7
DescriptionThis is a gelatin silver print that depicts figure in the foreground riding a bicycle in silhouette. Behind the figure, another person holds a flaming object, perhaps a firework, that produces smoke and sparks. A sign is visible that is only partially legible. It reads: “oggi al fiamma,” Italian for “today at the flame,” and may be a movie theater announcement. Unmounted.
