Untitled (Two women wearing gas masks)

1940s

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

The image features two individuals wearing gas masks sitting on a trunk or box. Both are shown facing the camera from head to toe. One person has light-colored hair with a floral headpiece, wearing a light blue dress with crossed legs. The other person has dark hair, wearing a white outfit. Both individuals have their hands in their laps. In the background, there is lush greenery, a pink hibiscus flower, a white house, a white picket fence, and overcast skies with distant hills or mountains visible.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert E. Jackson

  • Dimensions

    image: 11.4 x 7.5 cm (4 1/2 x 2 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 12.7 x 8.8 cm (5 x 3 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.4.43

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert E. Jackson, Seattle; gift to NGA, 2007.

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. 137.

Inscriptions

on verso, center left stamped in black ink: 981

Markings

on verso, center left, a stroke of album paste; center right, in blue graphite, a check mark.

Wikidata ID

Q64144348

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