"This is our boy, dog and cat and I am sticking my nose through the back of the chair. Burns just woke up so he looks kind of mussed up."

c. 1910

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

The image displays a child sitting on a wooden chair, dressed in a light-colored garment with dark stockings and shoes. The child has short, light-colored hair with bangs, and a calm expression. A dog is also seated on the chair, looking at the camera, along with a cat that appears blurry. Behind the chair, a person with short hair is partially visible. The background is dimly lit with a textured surface, and a patterned rug is on the floor.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert E. Jackson

  • Dimensions

    image: 13.5 x 8 cm (5 5/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 13.8 x 8.9 cm (5 7/16 x 3 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.134.21

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. 2.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: 350.00; upper left printed in black ink: CORRESPONDENCE; by Robert Jackson, upper left in graphite: 47; by unknown hand, upper right in graphite: AB103104CI; upper right printed in black ink: PLACE POSTAGE / STAMP HERE; by unknown hand, center right in graphite: This is our boy, dog and cat and I am sticking my nose through the back of the chair. Burns just woke up so he looks kind of mussed up

Wikidata ID

Q64144220

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