ArtistAndrew Z. Glickman
On the Way Home (DC Metro Series)
Date1999
MediumSilver gelatin print
DimensionsImage Size: 12 1/2 × 18 1/2 in. (31.8 × 47 cm)
Framed Size: 25 × 31 in. (63.5 × 78.7 cm)
Credit LineDC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Art Bank Collection
Object numberDCCAH1999.226
ClassificationsPhotographs
Locations
- Councilmember Christina Henderson (1350 Penn Ave NW, 402)
DescriptionIn the 1990s, Andrew Z. Glickman undertook a discreet photographic project titled “Among Strangers Underground: Commuters on the Washington DC Metro.” During his daily Metro commute, he observed how riders situated themselves in the cars and then proceeded to relax and behave casually. He carried a 35mm rangefinder camera with a silent shutter and no flash to remain inconspicuous. The resulting pictures reveal the communal and intimate, yet disconnected, relationship among commuters, people who are often familiar yet complete strangers. With a focus on gesture and posture, Glickman captures unguarded, unposed moments on Metro.
