Helen Keller

1948

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

The image shows a close-up of a pair of older hands, with the palms facing upwards and fingers loosely interlocking. The hands display signs of aging, such as wrinkles and prominent veins. The background is monochromatic with dark shades contrasting the lighter tone of the skin, enhancing the details of the hands. There are no visible jewelry or objects. The image appears to be in black and white with the edges painted or digitally altered to give a textured appearance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 11.9 × 16.3 cm (4 11/16 × 6 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.612

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

retouching across recto in grey paint; on verso, by unknown hand, top center in blue ink: (top); top right in grease pencil circled: J1; upper left stamped in purple ink circled: USED / 28 JUL 1954 [?] / "PEOPLE"; by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: Helen Keller; upper right: People / July 28 / P38 / [illegible]; lower left stamped in red ink: -6 APR 1948; by unknown hand, lower left illegible printing notes in graphite; lower center in graphite: Paint in / White "L" here; lower center stamped in purple ink: 30 AUG 195[?]; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite: -> L [circled]

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