Jimmy Webster

1992

Milton Rogovin

Associated Names
Milton Rogovin

Artist, American, 1909 - 2011

The image shows a young man seated on the steps of a porch, with his full body visible from the knees up. He is sitting with his elbows resting on his knees and hands interlocked, looking directly at the camera. He has short hair and a subtle smile on his face. He wears a sleeveless T-shirt with "St. John's" printed on it, shorts, and work boots. On the porch steps beside him are a hard hat, a tool belt, a circular saw, and other construction tools. The background features the exterior of a house, shingled siding, the number 60, and a partially visible door. To the side, there is a cooler and additional items on the porch.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Pierre Cremieux and Denise Jarvinen

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.6 x 15.6 cm (6 9/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.7 x 20.3 cm (10 1/8 x 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.138.10

  • 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, 2010.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • The Serial Portrait: Photography and Identity in the Last One Hundred Years: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, September 30–December 31, 2012

Inscriptions

on verso, by artist, lower left: LWS-R-R 256-6; lower center: 1992V; by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: T

Wikidata ID

Q64158146

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