New York

1987

Rosalind Fox Solomon

Associated Names
Rosalind Solomon

Artist, American, 1930 - 2025

The image depicts a person sitting on a chair next to a bed. The person has a lean forward posture, with their hands clasped in their lap. They have a slender face with a neutral expression, loosely styled hair, and are wearing a dark cardigan over a light top, light-colored pants, and dark shoes. A towel is draped over the back of the chair. In the background, there is a bed with rumpled white sheets and a floral bed skirt, along with sandals on the floor next to the bed. The wall behind has storage units to the left of the frame.

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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

    2022.55.68

  • 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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