"#14 Tuesday August 23 1967 at Cromwell - Bill home - his 20th Birthday"

August 23, 1967

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

A round chocolate cake with icing decorations, including white and blue flowers and the words "Happy Birthday Bill" written on it, takes up most of the image. The color palette is predominantly brown, with accents of white and blue from the cake decorations and a neutral background that includes muted tones of white and silver. The cake is being held in the center-right of the image by a hand extending from the right side, with a vintage stove in the background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert E. Jackson

  • Dimensions

    image: 7.9 x 7.9 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 8.8 x 8.8 cm (3 7/16 x 3 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.134.32

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. 222.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, lower center in blue ink: Tuesday #14 August 23 1967 at Cromwell-Bill Home-His 20th Birthday

Wikidata ID

Q64144280

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