Untitled (Cake on lawn in front of house)

1920s

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

There is a large round cake with many candles on a dark cloth on the grass. Behind it is a house with a wooden exterior, a window, and a small porch. The image is in black and white, showing variations of gray tones. The cake is in the lower half of the image, and the house is in the upper half with a tree visible against the sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert E. Jackson

  • Dimensions

    image: 7.8 x 5.3 cm (3 1/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 8.5 x 5.9 cm (3 3/8 x 2 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.134.29

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, 2007 - 2008, no. 76.

Wikidata ID

Q64144264

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