"12/37 Hollywood, Florida, Xmas Turkey, Russell Schoyer"

December 1937

American 20th Century

Associated Names
The image shows a man from the waist up, holding a plucked bird by its wings with both hands. He is standing slightly turned to his left, facing the camera with a smile. His facial features include a broad forehead and a distinctive jawline, and he has short hair. The man is wearing a short-sleeved, patterned collared shirt with a dark V-shaped stripe across his chest and a ring on his left hand. In front of him, another hand (partially visible) is holding a decorated cake that reads "Merry Christmas" with festive adornments on top. The background is a rough wall bathed in natural light.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert E. Jackson

  • Dimensions

    image: 7.9 x 5.6 cm (3 1/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 9.2 x 6.8 cm (3 5/8 x 2 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.4.53


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, 2007 - 2008, no. 73.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper center in black ink: 12/37 / Hollywood, Florida, Xmas Turkey, Russell Schnoyer

Wikidata ID

Q64144261

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