Untitled (Woman with blank expression)

1960s

American 20th Century

Associated Names
The image shows a woman from the shoulders up, with her upper body facing forward. Her facial expression is neutral, with a direct gaze towards the camera. She has medium-length hair pulled back and curled, and adorned with a large bow or fabric hair accessory at the back of her head. Her hair frames her face which is softly lit, casting shadows along her cheekbones and nose. She is wearing a sleeveless top with a ribbed texture and a contrasting light-colored trim along the neckline. The background is a plain wall.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert E. Jackson

  • Dimensions

    image: 7.9 x 7.9 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 8.8 x 8.8 cm (3 7/16 x 3 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.161.13


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; Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, 2007 - 2008, no. 231.

Inscriptions

on verso, by Robert Jackson, upper center in graphite: 70

Wikidata ID

Q64144195

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