Coltrane at the Gate

1961

Adger Cowans

Associated Names
Adger Cowans

Artist, American, born 1936

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Charina Endowment Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 26.4 × 17.5 cm (10 3/8 × 6 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 28.5 × 20.5 cm (11 1/4 × 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.177.1

More About this Artwork

The image features a person with their upper body visible and slightly turned to the side. Their face is tilted upwards, and their mouth is open wide, displaying their teeth. The person's facial features are partially obscured due to low light. Their hair is short, and they are wearing earrings. They are dressed in a dark halter-top that reveals their shoulders, and they have a pendant necklace. The rest of the image is dark with little visible detail.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Adger Cowans, New York; NGA purchase (through Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York), 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower center in black ink: Coltrane @ the Gate / Adger Cowans 1961 ©; by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: ACO-00114-SP

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