A black-and-white photograph of the entrance to an apartment building with children playing on the outside of the railing on the steps that lead to the door.

At Play, Harlem

John Albok (1894-1982)

Date

1932
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Gelatin silver print
Dimensions

10 13/16 x 10 9/16 in.
Inscriptions

Verso:
l.c. [stamp in black ink]: PHOTO - John Albok \ 13[illeg.] \ NEW YORK, N.Y. \ NEGATIVE NO._____
l.l. in graphite: At Play \ Harlem 1932
l.r. in graphite: John Albok
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Gift of Ilona Albok Vitarius
Accession Number

P1994.9
Copyright

© Ilona Albok Vitarius

We the People: Picturing American Identity

June 15–September 8, 2013

This exhibition focuses on the fluidity of national identity through the creations of American artists, particularly in key moments in history when the definition of a singular American identity was challenged and ultimately reshaped.

Location: Off view

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