Zimbabwe

1989

Milton Rogovin

Associated Names
Milton Rogovin

Artist, American, 1909 - 2011

The image shows two individuals standing side by side. The person on the left is a woman with short, curly hair and a neutral expression, wearing a light-colored blouse and a skirt. Next to her is a man with short hair and a slight mustache. He wears a long-sleeved, light-striped shirt unbuttoned at the top over dark, textured pants. They face the camera and hold hands. There is minimal jewelry, and they are not holding any objects. In the background, there is a block wall decorated with magazine pages and images. A bed with a striped blanket is partially visible in front of them.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Pierre Cremieux and Denise Jarvinen

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.5 x 16.4 cm (6 7/8 x 6 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.2.20

  • Series Title

    Family of Miners

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: Zimbabwe 12-9; lower center: 1989; by unknown hand, upper left: T

Wikidata ID

Q64158133

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