Union Square
Date1930s
Artist
Peggy Bacon
(American painter, printmaker, author, 1895–1987)
MediumCrayon on paper
Dimensionssheet: 9 11/16 × 13 15/16 in. (24.6 × 35.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1988
Object number1988-20
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextBacon depicts a child sneaking a banana from a cart in Union Square, New York, while other pedestrians, including the fruit seller and a policeman, fail to notice. Only the other children appear to be aware of the theft.
