Untitled (Cake on chair in front of house)

1920s

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

In the image, a three-tiered cake sits on a wooden chair positioned in front of a small wooden house. The chair and cake are placed directly in front of a window on the house, where a piece of cloth is draped over the top part of the window. To the right of the chair, there is an old wooden sawhorse and a barrel on the ground, and the house door is open, casting a shadow inside. Sparse vegetation is visible on the dry ground surrounding the house.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert E. Jackson

  • Dimensions

    image: 7.2 x 12 cm (2 13/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 8.6 x 13.5 cm (3 3/8 x 5 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.4.52

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; Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, 2007 - 2008, no. 75.

Inscriptions

on verso, lower left printed in black ink: ADDRESS; lower left: PLACE / STAMP / HERE; lower center: POSTCARD; lower right: CORRESPONDENCE

Wikidata ID

Q64144267

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