Mexico

1953–1961

Milton Rogovin

Associated Names
Milton Rogovin

Artist, American, 1909 - 2011

The image shows a young woman sitting in a crowded train or bus. She faces slightly to the left but looks over her shoulder to the right. She has a calm expression, dark hair tied back, and wears a light-colored blouse and a patterned shawl. There are other passengers around her, including a man with a hat and a woman wearing glasses in the background. The setting has dim lighting, visible luggage on overhead racks, and light coming through the windows.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. and Mrs. J. Patrick Kennedy

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 19.5 × 22.4 cm (7 11/16 × 8 13/16 in.)
    mount: 45.6 × 35.5 cm (17 15/16 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.196.5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. J. Patrick and Patricia A. Kennedy, San Leandro, CA; gift to NGA (through Morehouse Gallery, Chestnut Hill, MA), 2016.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right of mount in graphite: Milton Rogovin 50's; by unknown hand, bottom right of mount in graphite: 3; on verso, by artist, top left in blue ink: Mexico A-5; top right stamped in black ink: ROCHESTER / INTERNATIONAL / SALON OF / PHOTOGRAPHY; by unknown hand, top right in graphite: 9; by unknown hand, upper left in blue ink: Pictorial / Title Study; upper center in blue crayon: ✓; upper center in green crayon: ✓; upper right in graphite: 18.3; lower center in blue crayon: ✓ / ✓ / ✓; bottom left in black ink: x.17; bottom center stamped in black ink: jr group / [illegible] photography / [illegible]; bottom right printed in black ink on applied label: TO BE AFFIXED TO EACH WORK SUBMITTED / THE BUFFALO FINE ARTS ACADEMY / ALBRIGHT ART GALLERY / Annual Exhibition at Buffalo by Artists / of Western New York / Work must be delivered to Albright Gallery / [illegible]

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