Aguadulce, Panama

c. 1945

Sid Grossman

Associated Names
Sid Grossman

Artist, American, 1913 - 1955

The image shows a blurry and dynamic capture of a girl in motion. Her full body is visible as she appears to be running or jumping with her body leaning forward. Her facial features are blurred, and she has dark loose hair. She wears a light-colored dress that is above her knees. No jewelry or objects are visible. The background has a textured wall with two horizontal bands, one darker than the other, and a part of a vertical frame or doorway on the right. The ground beneath her is also visible, appearing textured but unclear. The image has a monochromatic, grainy quality.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print mounted on hardboard

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    sight size: 46 × 36.3 cm (18 1/8 × 14 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.67.86

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joshua P. Smith, Washington, DC; NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • In Light of the Past: Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of Collecting Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 3 – July 26, 2015

Bibliography

1946

  • U.S. Camera Annual 1947. New York, 1946, 317.

1959

  • Lampell, Millard. Journey to the Cape. New York, 1959, unpaginated.

Inscriptions

on mount verso, center in black felt-tip pen: PHOTOGRAPH BY / SID GROSSMAN

Wikidata ID

Q64171353

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