"Patsie the day we bought her Taken at Ann's July 10, 1943"

July 10, 1943

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

This is a photograph of a person holding up a small puppy in the air. In the foreground, a hand is seen extending into the frame from the right side, holding up a small puppy with a white patch on its face and dark fur. In the background, there is a vintage car parked on the street, and a red-brick building with rectangular windows. The overall black and white tone of the photograph captures a candid moment.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert E. Jackson

  • Dimensions

    image: 8.1 x 5.4 cm (3 3/16 x 2 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 10.7 x 7.9 cm (4 3/16 x 3 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.161.8

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert E. Jackson, Seattle; gift to NGA, 2006.

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. 160.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, center in green ink: Patsie the day we bought her, taken at Ann's, July 10, 1943; by Robert Jackson, center right in graphite: 50; lower left stamped in black ink: 23

Wikidata ID

Q64144191

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