"Rosa"

c. 1930

American 20th Century

Associated Names
This is a photograph showing a person holding a smaller photograph against the side of a vehicle. The image shows two hands holding up a photograph against the shiny surface of a dark-colored car. The photograph being held shows a formal portrait of a man and a woman standing next to a tall chair. The scene is captured in sepia tones, giving it a vintage feel. The reflection of the person holding the photograph can be seen on the car's surface. The composition highlights the contrast between the tactile presence of the hands and the reflection in the shiny car panel.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert E. Jackson

  • Dimensions

    image: 13.8 x 8 cm (5 7/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 14.7 x 8.9 cm (5 13/16 x 3 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.161.6


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert E. Jackson, Seattle; gift to NGA, 2006.

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. 40.

2015

  • In Light of the Past: Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of Collecting Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 3 – July 26, 2015

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, center in graphite: Rosa; by Robert Jackson, upper center in graphite: 48; upper right stamped in black ink: C5 4

Wikidata ID

Q64144162

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