Seymore

1985

Milton Rogovin

Associated Names
Milton Rogovin

Artist, American, 1909 - 2011

The image depicts three people standing together in an indoor setting. On the left is a woman wearing a striped dress. She has short, afro-textured hair and a neutral expression, holding a child with one hand and placing the other on her side. Beside her is a shirtless man with afro-textured hair, a mustache, and facial hair, wearing dark pants and sports shoes. He is holding the child's hand. The child, standing in front of the woman and the man, has short curly hair, a long-sleeved shirt with writing and a graphic design, dark pants, and is barefoot. The background shows a partial view of a patterned wall with floral wallpaper, vertical paneling, electrical sockets, and a doorway leading to a cluttered room, with patterned flooring.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Pierre Cremieux and Denise Jarvinen

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.8 × 16.3 cm (7 3/8 × 6 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.1 × 20.3 cm (9 7/8 × 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.2.2

  • Series Title

    Lower West Side


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Milton Rogovin, Buffalo, NY; David Knaus, Palm Springs, CA; (Morehouse Gallery, Brookline, MA); Pierre Cremieux and Denise Jarvinen, Brookline, MA; gift to NGA, 2013.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, upper center in graphite: Milton Rogovin; by artist, lower left: LWS R 95-4 1985; by unknown hand, upper left: T

Wikidata ID

Q64158110

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