All the other mothers loved Margie, who gave kids free professional haircuts every night. Hopefully, with luck and hard work, her positive attitude will take her far up and away from homelessness. Olive Branch Mission, Chicago.
1999
Artist, American, born 1949
Artwork overview
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Medium
gelatin silver print
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
sheet: 40.5 × 50.5 cm (15 15/16 × 19 7/8 in.)
image: 33 × 49 cm (13 × 19 5/16 in.) -
Accession
2015.19.5135
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Donna Ferrato, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2009; acquired by NGA, 2015.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1999
The Way Home: Ending Homelessness in America, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, December 4, 1999 – January 30, 2000
Bibliography
1999
The Way Home: Ending Homelessness in America. Exh. cat. Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 1999: 91.
Inscriptions
on verso, signed by artist, across center in graphite: © Donna Ferrato
Wikidata ID
Q64146670