Untitled (Girl on swing)

1940s

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

The image shows the lower half of a child on a swing, wearing a light-colored dress and dark shoes. The child's hair falls to her shoulders as she swings forward. Another child in a similar dress is visible on another swing in the background. An adult stands on the left, wearing a knee-length dress and holding something. The surroundings show a leafy, shaded garden area with a blurry earthy ground.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert E. Jackson

  • Dimensions

    image: 7.7 x 11.4 cm (3 1/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 9 x 11.4 cm (3 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.4.55

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert E. Jackson, Seattle; gift to NGA, 2007.

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. 146.

Inscriptions

on verso, by Robert Jackson, upper center in graphite: 28; upper right stamped in blue ink: 012A

Wikidata ID

Q64144134

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