The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 28, 2024

Fourth of July, Jay, New York

Fourth of July, Jay, New York

1955
(American, 1924–2019)
Image: 47.6 x 31.1 cm (18 3/4 x 12 1/4 in.); Paper: 50.2 x 40.6 cm (19 3/4 x 16 in.)
© Robert Frank
Location: not on view

Description

When this photograph was taken, Swiss-born Robert Frank had lived in the United States nine years. He included it in his groundbreaking book The Americans, comprising candid images of mundane aspects of American life that many considered unflattering to his new country. Here, the festive atmosphere usually associated with a holiday celebration is absent. Rather, a tattered, translucent flag, a boy's dismal expression, and the grainy, grayness of the image contribute to feelings of dullness and alienation.
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, Tom E Hinson. Catalogue of Photography. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996. Reproduced: P. 168
  • Main gallery rotation (Gallery 229A): April 11, 2016 -
    Gallery One 2012. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 12, 2012-March 5, 2017).
    Looking at Children: Photographs from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 20-December 4, 2002).
    Old Glory: The American Flag in Contemporary Art. Phoenix Art Museum (organizer) (March 16-June 16, 1996).
    Phoenix, AZ, Phoenix Art Museum, March 16 - June 30, 1996: "Old Glory: The American Flag in Contemporary Art." exhibition catalogue repr. p. 19, no. 17.
    Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, June 14 - August 14, 1994: "Old Glory: The American Flag in Contemporary Art." exhibition catalogue repr. p. 19, no. 17.
    Year in Review for 1984. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 3-May 5, 1985).
    CMA, April 3 - May 5, 1985: "Year in Review 1984," CMA Bulletin, 72 (April 1985), p. 202, no. 46.
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1984.213