Untitled (Two people in costumes)

1913

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

The image shows two women standing side by side, captured in a full-length portrait. Both women are facing the camera directly. The woman on the left wears a bonnet, a long checkered dress with a lace-trimmed cape and long gloves. Her face is partially obscured, and she is holding something in her hand. The woman on the right has short curly hair covered by a small hat with a ribbon. She is wearing a dark dress with ruffled details on the skirt, holding a woven basket in the crook of her arm, and wearing gloves. In the background, there is a wooden wall with horizontal panels, foliage, and a clothesline.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert E. Jackson

  • Dimensions

    overall: 13.7 x 8.7 cm (5 3/8 x 3 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.161.11

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, 2007 - 2008, no. 30.

Inscriptions

on verso, upper left printed in black ink: POSTCARD; upper left stamped in black ink: Dayton, OH, Nov 7, 1-PM, 1913; by unknown hand, upper right in graphite: MG, 30-; center left printed in black ink: CORRESPONDENCE HERE; center right printed in black ink: NAME AND ADDRESS HERE; by unknown hand, lower right in black ink: Mrs. Clara Jackson, 412 S Euclid St, Dayton, Ohio; lower left in black ink: Dub [?]

Wikidata ID

Q64144287

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