Jim Brittain-The May King

1987

Joan Cassis

Associated Names
Joan Cassis

Artist, American, 1952 - 1996

The image depicts an elderly man seated outdoors, captured from the waist up. He is hunched slightly forward with his head tilted down, resting his chin on a walking cane that he holds with both hands. His facial features include a wrinkled face and he is wearing a crown with decorative elements. He has short, thinning gray hair and is dressed in a checkered blazer over a buttoned shirt. His hands rest on the cane, which he holds in front of him. A bracelet-style wristwatch is visible on his wrist. In the background, there is a wooden picket fence with a blurred view of trees and a house, suggesting a yard or garden scene typical of a suburban or rural residential area.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; upon her death in 1996, to Victoria Cassis, her mother, Baltimore, Maryland; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2009

  • In the Darkroom: Photographic Processes Before the Digital Age, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2009 - 2010, unnumbered catalogue.

Wikidata ID

Q64155853

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