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Frontier Nursing Service, Kentucky

1937

Marvin Breckinridge Patterson

Associated Names

Marvin Breckinridge Patterson

Artist, American, 1905 - 2002

This is a photograph of an infant being tended to next to a fireplace. The baby is being held by an adult and they are sitting before a rustic fireplace. The room has floral patterned wallpaper, and the mantel is decorated with items such as a clock, photographs, and floral arrangements. An uncapped bottle and other small objects are on a nearby chair. The lighting in the room enhances the atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of Marvin Breckinridge Patterson
Dimensions

sheet (trimmed to image): 23.9 x 19.1 cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

1997.56.6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 1997.

Associated Names

Patterson, Marvin Breckinridge

Inscriptions

lower right verso in graphite: Marvin Breckinridge; by later hand, upper right verso in graphite: 26 (circled)

Wikidata ID

Q64157813

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