"Charlie and rooster crowing"

1930s

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

This is a photograph of a rooster being held on a person's hand in an outdoor setting. The image also includes other chickens walking on the ground. In the background, an early 20th-century automobile is partially visible. The scene appears to be on a farm or rural location with trees, shrubs, and utility poles in the background. The photograph is in black and white, indicating an older time period.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert E. Jackson

  • Dimensions

    image: 7.8 x 13.6 cm (3 1/16 x 5 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 8.8 x 14.4 cm (3 7/16 x 5 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.134.4

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; Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, 2007 - 2008, no. 90.

Inscriptions

on verso, by Robert Jackson, center left in graphite: 42; by unknown hand, lower center in black ink: Charlie and rooster crowing

Wikidata ID

Q64144109

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