New York

1987

Rosalind Fox Solomon

Associated Names
Rosalind Solomon

Artist, American, 1930 - 2025

The image shows an older woman and a man seated together on a hospital bed. The woman is standing beside the bed, with only her upper body visible. She has short, wavy hair and wears glasses, along with a knitted sweater and light-colored pants. Her arm is resting on the shoulder of the man. The man is reclined on the hospital bed, with his upper body partially elevated. He has short dark hair and a mustache. He is wearing a hospital gown, and there is a sheet loosely covering his lower body. His right hand displays a watch and a wedding ring, while his left hand rests on his lap, showing a bandage around his wrist. The background is a plain hospital room wall with medical equipment visible on either side of the bed.

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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

    2022.55.62

  • 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

Exhibition History

1988

  • May 17-July 2, 1988, Rosalind Solomon: Portraits in the Time of AIDS, New York University's Grey Art Gallery. 

Inscriptions

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


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