George in the Doorway (1969)

Artist: Frank Stewart
Medium: Silver Gelatin Print
Location: Louisville, KY
Provenance: Acquired from Frank Stewart in 2011. Loaned to Frank Stewart’s Nexus, a nationally touring exhibition presented by The Phillips Collection (2023–2024).Exhibition History:
The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
(Jun – Sept 2023)
The Baker Museum, Naples, FL
(Oct 2023 – Jan 2024)
Telfair Museums, Savannah, GA
(Feb – May 2024)
Brandywine Museum of Art, Chadds Ford, PA
(Jun – Sep 2024)


George had just gotten back from a trip. I was friendly with his brother and was taking pictures in my New Rochelle neighborhood in New York, even before I went to Cooper Union (to study photography). This was shot in Tarrent's Grocery, where my first exhibition was held, also in 1969.