Untitled (Two women looking in mirror)

c. 1900-1910

American 20th Century

Associated Names
The image shows a woman seated at a small vanity, looking into the mirror in front of her. She is reflected in the mirror along with two other people behind her. The woman has an elegant bun hairstyle and is wearing a light-colored blouse with a dark ribbon on the shoulder. Beside her on the vanity are a framed mirror, a hand mirror she is holding, and a brush. The surroundings include a patterned curtain on the left, suggesting a window, and simple decor in the room. On the wall behind the woman, there is a small, oval-framed picture. In the mirror’s reflection, a man holding a camera is visible, as well as another woman in light-colored attire with short hair.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert E. Jackson

  • Dimensions

    overall: 7.8 x 13.6 cm (3 1/16 x 5 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.134.12


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert E. Jackson, Seattle; gift to NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2007

  • The Art of the American Snapshot, 1888-1978: From the Collection of Robert E. Jackson, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, 2007 - 2008, no. 19.

Inscriptions

on verso, by Robert Jackson, center in graphite: 81; by unknown hand, center right in graphite: 119 / S [?] [perpendicular]

Wikidata ID

Q64144160

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