New York

1987

Rosalind Fox Solomon

Associated Names
Rosalind Solomon

Artist, American, 1930 - 2025

The image shows two people, a man and a woman, captured from the waist up. The man is seated and bent forward, his right hand raised to his face, holding and kissing the woman's left hand. The man has short, slightly tousled hair and a clean-cut face. He is wearing a dark, short-sleeved shirt. The woman, positioned slightly behind the man, has her other hand comforting the man on his shoulder. She has short, curly hair and is wearing large, round spectacles. Her clothing includes a patterned jacket over a shirt. The background shows dense foliage, with hints of structural and aircraft elements partially visible above and behind the bush. The woman is wearing a ring on the hand that rests on the man's shoulder.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Annie and Paul Mahon

  • Dimensions

    image: 80.01 × 80.01 cm (31 1/2 × 31 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 108.59 × 101.6 cm (42 3/4 × 40 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.55.50

  • Copyright

    © 1988 Rosalind Fox Solomon


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Rosalind Fox Solomon, New York; Private collection; gift to NGA (through Paul Mahon, Washington, DC), 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Rosalind Solomon


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