Corcoran Gallery of Art, American, 1890 - 2014 Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 8 5/8 × 12 3/4 in. (21.9 × 32.4 cm)
H x W (sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place depicted:
San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1999
Description:
A black-and-white photograph of the Conard House 9th Street Cafe by Eli Reed. The image shows three (3) booths with metal tables and dark seats. An unidentified worker, wearing glasses, perches in the middle booth wiping the far edge of the table with a towel. A spray bottle sits in the center of the table. The back end of each table has an assortment of condiments, menus, and silverware. There is a hanging lamp in the center. Halfway up the light colored back wall is a strip of molding and a wallpaper border a pattern of grapes, pears, and other fruits. The photograph is matted.
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Gift of Eli Reed)
