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Carol in Her Mother's Dress

1972–1974

Joan Cassis

Associated Names

Joan Cassis

Artist, American, 1952 - 1996

The image shows a girl with light-colored hair, wearing a sleeveless dress, leaning against a surface with a hand supporting her head. There is a dark, ornate-like dresser or table nearby with a decorative glass lamp. A mirror reflects part of her image and the interior, with two rag dolls on a table to her left. The background consists of a plain wall with shadows.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of Victoria Cassis in memory of her daughter Joan Cassis
Dimensions

image: 16 x 24 cm (6 5/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
sheet: 35.4 x 27.9 cm (13 15/16 x 11 in.)
Accession Number

2004.149.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Cassis, Victoria

Exhibition History

2025

The '70s Lens: Reimagining Documentary Photography: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 6, 2024–April 6, 2025

Wikidata ID

Q64155869

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