Untitled (Woman and dog staring at each other through window)

May 9, 1954

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

The image shows a person's face peering through a window, with their chin resting on the window ledge. The person has short, wavy hair and their facial features include a subtle expression with dark-colored lips. To the left of the window, a dachshund dog is standing on its hind legs on a bench or table, gazing upwards. The background includes a vertical wooden slat wall and sheer curtains hanging in front of the window.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert E. Jackson

  • Dimensions

    image: 7.5 x 7.7 cm (2 15/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 9 x 9 cm (3 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.134.26

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. 114.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper center in blue ink: May 9-1954; by Robert Jackson, upper center in graphite: 16; center left stamped in green ink: 859

Wikidata ID

Q64144257

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