Untitled (Boy with smoke)

1950s

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

The image shows a child standing outdoors with a large tire around their body, obscuring their face. They wear a long-sleeved shirt, loose-fitting pants, gloves, and hold a stick. The background features an open field with tall grass, dried leaves, treeless trees, and wooden fence posts. The photograph is in black and white.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert E. Jackson

  • Dimensions

    image: 13.3 x 7.8 cm (5 1/4 x 3 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 14.6 x 9 cm (5 3/4 x 3 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.4.31

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. 158.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper center in graphite: 57

Wikidata ID

Q64144157

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