James Mathis, Amherst Foundry

1979

Milton Rogovin

Associated Names
Milton Rogovin

Artist, American, 1909 - 2011

The image features a man standing in a three-quarter pose. He is standing with his left arm resting on some machinery, and his right arm hanging by his side. The man has a serious expression, a mustache, and wears a head covering that mostly conceals his hair. He is dressed in a stained sleeveless shirt and industrial pants. The background shows an industrial setting with a brick wall, machinery parts, a hanging light, stacks of materials, and pipes, suggesting a workshop or manufacturing environment.
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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 cm (6 7/8 x 6 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.3 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.138.14

  • Series Title

    Working People

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

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, upper center: Milton Rogovin; by artist, lower left: 4[?] / Amherst 7-2; lower center: 1979; by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: T

Wikidata ID

Q64158151

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