Untitled (Baptism)

1930s

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

Two individuals are in shallow water. One person is standing behind the seated person, with their hands on the seated person's head. The standing person has short hair and is wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and tie. The seated person has short, dark hair and is wearing a light-colored garment. The background is a natural landscape with rocks and low vegetation under an open sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert E. Jackson

  • Dimensions

    image: 6.3 x 10.6 cm (2 1/2 x 4 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 7.1 x 11.3 cm (2 13/16 x 4 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.134.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert E. Jackson, Seattle; gift to NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2007

  • The Art of the American Snapshot, 1888-1978: From the Collection of Robert E. Jackson, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2007 - 2008, no. 101.

Inscriptions

on verso, by Robert Jackson, upper center in graphite: 18; by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: 2 s-3399c 1.00

Wikidata ID

Q64144095

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