- Photograph by
- Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1940s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and Sheet): 11 13/16 x 9 5/8 in. (30 x 24.5 cm)
- Caption
- How Long? How Long? - 2 A.M. on the "A" Train, Brooklyn, New York, 1940's
- Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 56.
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a woman riding the 2 A.M. A Train. This photograph inspired the Elizabeth Catlett edition of lithographic prints titled "On The Subway." The museum owns one of these prints, object number 2011.37.3.
- Place depicted
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
- Object number
- 2010.74.52
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Joe Schwartz
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.