No. 218 · Candid & Wit
Dog Gets Off the Bus, 1943 (Esther Bubley)
Esther Bubley · 1943 · Between Cincinnati and Chicago
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11 × 14 in print. Outside 17.8 × 20.8 in. Black. White mat.
1 · Size
Sharp up to 2.8 × 2.8 ft. Larger sizes are hidden.
2 · Format
Real wood, archival paper, UV glazing. Handmade in Florida.
3 · Frame and mat
Mat color
Double-mat accent
The moulding and mat are included. The price stays with the size.
4 · View on wall
The piece is drawn at its real inches against the furniture in the room.
Additions
Engraved plate
Dog Gets Off the Bus, 1943 (Esther Bubley)
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Your price
$149
Free shipping in the United States. Framed print, 11 × 14 in. Quantity 1. Frame: Black. Mat: White mat.
Made to order in the USA. About 7–10 business days, then transit.
Order this piece
Framed print, 11 × 14 in, quantity 1, frame Black, White mat. No payment is taken here.
The story
Esther Bubley was riding Greyhound buses for the Office of War Information, photographing the people who shared the seats. At a rest stop between Cincinnati and Chicago a stray hopped on. One passenger refused to sit with the dog and put it off. Bubley caught the standoff: the aisle, the man, the animal that was not going to Chicago. It is a war photograph with no uniform in the punchline. The country was moving, the bus was full, and there was still time to argue about a dog. The print carries that, and nothing invented after it.
About the photographer
1921–1998
Esther Bubley rode Greyhound buses for the Office of War Information. She photographed the passengers who stayed on, and the dog a man put off.
All Esther Bubley printsDetails
- Catalog
- No. 218
- Date
- 1943
- Place
- Between Cincinnati and Chicago
- Archive
- Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information
Source: Library of Congress, Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information, 2017861922. No known restrictions on publication.
Craft
- Moulding
- Our own ornate gold moulding, in real wood
- Paper
- 100% cotton rag archival paper
- Inks
- Pigment inks
- Glazing
- UV acrylic. Museum anti-reflective acrylic is $49 more
- Plate
- Engraved brass, with the story and an optional personal line
- Made
- By hand at Foundation Frames, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Shipping
- Free in the United States. Made to order, about 7–10 business days plus transit
- Canvas
- Gallery wrap, 16×20, 24×36, 30×40, a 30×45 lobby size, or a 40×60 lobby size
- Metal
- Dye-sublimated aluminum, 12×18, 16×24, or 24×36 in
- Vinyl mural
- Peel-and-stick with a matte laminate. $329 or $1,099, or $12–$15 a square foot
Each print ships with its story printed on a card on the back.
Shipping & returns
Free in the United States. Made to order in Fort Lauderdale, about 7–10 business days, then transit. No payment is taken on this site.
Size guide
The size you order is the photograph. A framed print adds a 2.5 inch mat and the moulding, so the outside is larger than the print. Canvas is the face size, with a 1.5 inch edge that does not add to the front.
| Framed from | Canvas | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 × 14 | $149 | — |
| 16 × 20 | $229 | $189 |
| 20 × 24 | $289 | — |
